Myth.2C legend and folklore Culture of the Isle of Man

peel castle

the name of isle of man eponymous after manannán mac lir, celtic sea god, according old irish lexicon (cormac s glossary or sanas cormaic). further tidbit of manx mythology provides manannan, first man of man, rolled on 3 legs wheel through mist (o donovan, translator of glossary. manannan called three-legged man (manx: yn doinney troor cassgh) , inhabitants three-legged when st. patrick arrived.

a traditionary ballad entitled mannanan beg mac y leirr; ny, slane coontey jeh ellan vannin ( little mannanan son of leirr; or, (whole) account of isle of man )(dated 1507-22), states isle of man once under rule of mannan, used impose token tax island folk, until st. patrick came , banished heathen. 1 quatrain runs: not sword kept it/ neither arrows or bow. / when see ships sailing, / cover round fog. (str. 4) . mannanan here said have raised mist or fog conceal whole island detection (cf. féth fíada). fee or rent mannanan demanded bundle of coarse marsh-grass rushes (leaogher-ghlass), delivered every midsummer eve (1 august) (orig. text, manx: oie-lhoine; dictionary lhuanys, lhunys lammas , i.e., manx equivalent of lugnasad).

in manx tradition of folklore, there many stories of mythical creatures , characters. these include buggane, malevolent spirit according legend blew roof off st trinian s church in fit of rage; helpful unpredictable fenodyree; glashtyn may hairy goblin or water-horse emerges aquatic environs; , moddey dhoo, ghostly black dog once wandered walls , corridors of peel castle , frightened guards on duty.

mann said home mooinjer veggey /muɲdʒer veɣə/) or little folk in manx language, though referred obliquely locals themselves. there famous fairy bridge , said bad luck if 1 fails wish fairies morning or afternoon when passing on it. other types of fairies mi raj (???) , arkan sonney or arc-vuc-soney lucky-boar-pig .

an irish folktale attributes formation of isle of man ireland s legendary hero fionn mac cumhaill (commonly anglicised finn mccool). finn in pursuit of scottish giant, , hoping prevent escape swimming across sea, scooped huge mass of clay , rock land mass , hurled it; overshot, , chunk of earth landed in irish sea, creating island. hole gauged out became lough neagh.