MONA MISCELLANY

A SELECTION OF
PROVERBS, SAYINGS, BALLADS,
CUSTOMS, SUPERSTITIONS, AND LEGENDS,
PECULIAR TO THE ISLE OF MAN

COLLECTED AND EDITED
BY WILLIAM HARRISON,
AUTHOR OF 'BIBLIOTHECA MONENSIS

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN

PRINTED FOR THE MANX SOCIETY

MDCCCLXIX

CONTENTS.

PROVERBS AND SAYINGS.

	PAGE
A Lecture on Manx Proverbs, by the Rev. T. E. Brown	1
The Herring, Proverbs respecting	17
A Manx Toast	18
Newcastle Herring Cry	19
"The Manx Sea Harvest"	19
Oath of the Deemsters and High Bailiff	20
The Arms of Man	21
" The Manx Falcons"	23
King Orry's Road	23
Duke of Atholl	23
Staff of Government	24
Tynwald Hill	25
Galloping the White mare	25
Bridge and Staff	26
Fingan's Eve	27
Shrove Tuesday	27
Sundry Proverbs and Sayings	27
Weather Proverb	31
A Blessing	31
Puffins	31
"A Manx Puffin"	32
A Stone of the Church	33
The Bell	33
Poor Man's Relief	33
A Manx Cat.	34
Manxman-like	35
Time Enough	35
The Redshanks	36
Parish Brewing-pan	36
Manx and Scotch	36
Scotch Conquest of the Isle	37
The Poor Manxman's Prayer	37
The Rich Manxman's Prayer	37
Playing Fodjeeaght	38
Slogans or War-Cries	39

BALLADS AND SONGS.

The Winning of the Isle of Manne, by the noble Earle of Salisburie. From the edition of 1607	45
The Lamentable fall of the great Duchess of Gloucester. From the edition of 1659	48
Myle Charaine. Translated by Mr. George Borrow	54
Mylecharaine. Manx Air	56
Shenn Arrane Ghaelgagh er Mylecharaine	57
The Manx Nation Personified. By H. R. O.	59
Song. By Martin F. Tupper, Esq.	61
Brown William, or Iliam Dhone. Manx Air.	62
Baase Ilham Dhone	63
Brown William. Translated by Mr. George Borrow	67
William Christian of Ronaldsway	71
llliam Dhone. Translated by Rev. John Crellin	71
Distich written on the Execution of Illiam Dhone	75
Eubonia Bright. Song in Praise of Ale. In Manx. By Bishop Rutter	76
Eubonia Bright, Translation of	78
Loss of the Manx Herring Fleet, 1787, Account of	80
Arrane mysh ny baatyn-skeddan va caillit ec Doolish 'sy vlein. 1787. September 21st	85
The Fishermen's Ballad, on the destruction of the Herring Fleet in Douglas Bay, 21st September 1787. Translated by Mr. John Quirk	90
The Fishermen's Ballad, additional verses. By Mr. John Quirk	95
Doleful Ditty on the loss of the Herring Fleet in September 1787	96
Doleful Ditty-" The Admiral"	98
Christmas Carol	102
Christmas Hymn	104
Manx Carol. By the Rev. Vicar-General Cosnahan	106
Ellan Vannin. By Mrs. Eliza Craven Green	107
Mona's Auld Langsyne	108
The Three Legs of Man. By J. B. Laughton	110
Hunt the Keys. By John Kelly, Esq.	112
Hunt the Keys. Second Version	114
Notes to "Hunt the Keys"	115
The Copper Row. By J. B. Laughton	118
The King and the Manxman	121
Is it Anybody's Business?	123
Ny kirree fo-sniaghtey. Manx Air	126
Ny kirree fo-sniaghtey. In Manx	127
The Sheep under the Snow. By William Kennish	130
The Sheep under the Snow. Translated from the Manx by William F. Peacock	131

CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTITIONS.

The Quaaltagh	135
Saint Bridget's Day. La'l breeshey	137
Good Friday. "Jeheiney-cheays"	137
Queen of May-" Laa Boaldyn"	138
Customs of Old May Eve. By William Kennish	140
Beltein. Midsummer Day	143
The Mheillea. Harvest Home	144
Holy Wells. Lammas Day	145
Hallow Even. " Oie houiney	147
Hop-tu-naa. Hollantide Eve	148
Hunting the Wren	151
Hunt the Wren. Manx Air	153
The Hunting of the Wren	154
Oiel Verree	157
The Manx Oiel Verree. By Williain Kennish	157
The White Boys	166
The White Boys. A Dramatic play	167
The Old Man	172
The Phynnodderee	173
Charms	176
Charm to get Blood. Manx and English	177
A second charm for the same. Manx and English	178
To Stanch the horse's blood. Manx and English	178
Charm to Banish all Evil Spirits	178
Charm for Warts	180
To Cure the Toothache	181
A Manx Charm to stop bleeding	181
Charm to remove numbness or " Sleep in the Feet"	181
Fairy Doctors	181
Charm to Stop Blood. Manx and English	182
Charm for the King's Evil. Manx and English	183
Hunting the Wren, additional account	184

LEGENDS AND MISCELLANIES.

The Duchess of Gloucester	191
Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester. Traditional Tale	193
Peel Castle. By G. H. Wood	206
The Spectre-Hound. A Legend of Peel Castle	209
Peel Castle. By E. H. de St. Pierre Jones	211
The Carrasdoo Men. By Miss Esther Nelson	213
The Legend of St. Maughold	220
Orry the Dane. By Martin F. Tupper	223
Samuel Rutter, Bishop of Sodor and Man	225
Attorney Bated. By S. Rutter	227
On Bishop Hildesley .	230
On Bishop Eden	231
Why Deemsters wear no Wigs	231
On a Certain Deemster	231
An Invitation to Mona	232
Sale of the Isle	233
Arms of the Island, Political argument founded on	234
Arms of Man. Quaint suggested translation of motto for a " Cockney"	236
The Blessings of Snuff. By Deemster Crellin .	237
Inscription in the Old House of Keys	238
Epigram on the Arms of Man	239
A Satire on the Island, 1682.	239
Mona, Farewell, 1733	240
Another Farewell	240
A Calf of Man Grace	241




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