Manx Soc Vol XXI 1873

Mona Miscellany 2
ed byW. Harrison

PREFACE

PROVERBS AND SAYINGS.

• Miscellaneous Proverbs
• Gold on Cushags
• Meeyl-Chreen
• Sound of Kirk Arbory Bells
• Balla Salla
• Herrings
• Characteristics of the several Towns
• Quaint Saying on a Member of the old House of Keys
• A Saying on Colquitt
• On Tricky Fellows
• Weather Sayings
• Manx Motto

BALLADS AND SONGS.

• Traditionary Ballad-
• Cutlar MacCulloch
• Thapsagyn Siargey,
• Thapsagn Jiargey.
• Dr. William Walker, LL.D.
• A Sorrowful Ditty on the Death of Dr. Wm.Walker
• Arrane yn Phynnoderee.
• Captain Thurot.
• Thurot's Dream
• Battle of Ramsey. Thurot and Elliot
• Thurot as Elliot,
• Epitaph on M. Thurot
• The last Dying Speech and Confession of a Youth
• Arrane er Inneenyn Irrinee.
• Mylecharaine.
• The Mylecharaine Silver Cross.
• Colbagh Vreek er Sthrap.
• Arrane y Skeddan. Manx.
• Loss of the Manx Herring Fleet, 1787.
• Marrffiys yn Tiger-Liorish Yuan Voore.
• Yn chenn Dolphin-Liorish
• The Rose on the Beam. By Captain Hook.
• Mannin Veg Veen.
• The "Manx Fairy " steamer.
• Dr. Watts " Little Busy Bee."
• Carval ny Drogh Vraaue.
• Carol on Bad Women mentioned in Scripture.
• A New Christmas Carol
• Christmas Carol
• The Morning and Evening Hymn.
• Psalm CXXXIX. Manx.
• A Lament for the Isle of Man.
• Oie Vie. Arrane.
• Baldwin
• Ny Kirree fo-Niaghtey.

CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTITIONS.

• Twelfth day
• Periwinkle Fair
• The Manx "Derby"
• The Turf Harvest
• Marriages
• The Gob ny Scuit Boagane
• Mooayer ny Booiagh. Begrudging a Willing Consent.
• Fairies and Water Crochs
• A Charm against the Fairies
• Caillagh ny Gueshag. A Manx Prophet
• Remarkable Days
• Months of the Year
• Days of the Week

PECULIARITIES IN NUMERATION, CURRENCY, WEIGHTS, MEASURES, DIVISIONS OF LAND, AND QUANTITIES,

• Numeration and Mode of Reckoning
• Currency
• Money Terms
• Table of Manx and English Money
• Weights and Measures
• Divisions of the Isle of Man
• Quantities
• The Miller and his Sons
• Peculiar Customs with reference to Food, Drink,etc.

LEGENDS AND MISCELLANIES.

• The Ruined Chapel in St. Michael's Isle
• The Glashtyn
• The Enchanted Island at Port Soderick
• The Universal Prayer. By Alex. Pope
• Festivities in Castle Rushen in 1643 and 1644
• The Slieauwhallin Boagane
• A Quiet Retreat for Debtors
• Mutiny of the "Bounty"
• Address to Douglas
• A Poetical Address-" My Lord Bishop to My Lord Duke"
• Lines composed by Miss Marcia Clarke of Jurby, 1828
• Lines on Peel.
• Invitation to the Douglas Bazaar
• Lines under the Portrait of James, seventh Earl of Derby
• The Island Penitent.
• Farewell to Mona.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

• The Mylecharaine Silver Cross
• Loss of the Manx Herring Fleet, 1787