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Mona Miscellany : a Selection of Proverbs, Sayings, Ballads, Customs, Superstitions, and Legends, Peculiar to the Isle Of ^'^.^^r^:^*-'^- (^ijOM. ^U- I ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAE MDGCCLVIII VOL. XXL DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN" PRINTED FOE THE MANX SOCIETY MDCCCI.XXIII N.B. —Members at a distance are requested to acknowledge their copies to the Honorary Secretaiy, Mr. Paul Bridson, Atholl Street, Douglas, to whom also their Subscriptions may be remitted. Prmted by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh. ^^ O iWy Prrsiticnt. His Excellency the Lieutenant-Goa^ernor. Utre=Pr£0iti£nt0. The Hon. anrl Eight Eev. Horace, Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. The Honourable Charles Hope. James Gell, H.M.'s Attorney- General of the Isle of Man. EiDGWAY Harrison, Water-Bailiff and Seneschal. The Venerable Jos. C. Moore, Archdeacon. EicHARD Jebb, Vicar-General. J. S. GoLDiE Taubmajs^ Speaker of the House of Keys. ^Council Henry Cadman, Howstrake. T. C. Callow, Douglas. John F. Crellin, H.K., OiTysdale. G. "W. Dumbell, H.K., Belmont. Wm. Farrant, Douglas. Ed. Curphey Farrant, Ballakillinghau. P. L. Garrett, Douglas. William Gell, Douglas. Samuel Harris, High Bailiff of Douglas. Wm. Harrison, Eock Mount. John M. Jeffcott, H.K., High Bailiff of Castletown. Eev. Joshua Jones, D.C.L., Principal of King William's College. Eev. W. Kermode, Vicar of Maughold. William Kneale, Douglas. Egbert J. Moore, H.K., High Bailiff of Peel. Wm. Fine Moore, H.K., Croukbourne. H. B. Noble, Villa Marina, Douglas. Eichard Sherwood, H.K., Douglas. Eev. Theo"- Talbot, Eamsay. T. Heywood Thomson, M.D., Michael. ^Treasurer. Paul Bridson, Douglas. f^on. .Secretaries. Paul Bridson, Douglas. John Goldsmith, Douglas. MONA MISCELLANY " Here's metal more atti-active—And this ovu' life, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks. Sermons in stones, and good in everj'thing. Shakspeaee " Mekyll and littil olde and zynge, Herkyns alle to my talkyne." Old MS. MONA MISCELLANY A SELECTION OF PROVERBS, SAYINGS, BALLADS, CUSTOMS, SUPERSTITIONS, AND LEGENDS, PECULIAR TO THE ISLE OE MAN COLLECTED AND EDITED By WILLIAM HARRISON, AUTHOR OF 'BIBLIOTHECA MONENSIS.' SECOND SERIES DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN PRINTED FOR THE MANX SOCIETY MDCCCLXXIII ed I'V R. & R. Clark, Edinhuriih. PEEFACE. The Council of the Manx Society having expressed a wish that the editor should make a further selection from his store of the folk lore of the Island of Man, to form a second series to that which appeared in the 1 6th volume of their publications in 1869, he has been in- duced to prepare the present volume, in the hope that it may be received as favourably as its predecessor. He was led to expect that he would have received some aid from members of the Society who had documents of a similar nature in their possession, but he has been disappointed, w4th the single exception of one, to whom he now wishes to express his warmest thanks for the great interest he has taken in the present volume, and the valuable assistance he has rendered in making it as perfect in its details as possible, although not wishing to be mentioned by name. To the Rev. John Thomas Clarke, who was ever ready to assist in procuring Manx songs which other- wise would have been lost, os well as to Mr. John Quirk, of Cairn ny Greie, for his willingness to give them an English dress, the Editor also begs his acknow- ledgments and thanks. There are, doubtless, many Manx songs that might still be rescued from oblivion that would throw light upon many a long-forgotten fact, if some one could be found capable and diligent enough to collect them. It may be said that many of these are only of a very homely nature and rude verse, yet what are the gene- rality of ballads ?—written for the day, nevertheless may contain truths that otherwise would have escaped the notice of the historian of after years. As such, those given' in these volumes, it is hoped, will be found useful, if not for their elegance of diction, yet for the truths that may be found in them. A specimen of a Manx carved is given in the pre- sent collection, with an English version of the same, on the " Bad women mentioned in Scripture," which the Editor believes has not hitherto been translated. It would have been easy to have given many of these carvals, which may be termed a literature entirely pecu- liar to the Manx people, consisting chiefly of ballads on sacred subjects which have been handed down in writing to the present time, and are yet to be found in many an out-of-the-way mountain farm-house, pre- served in smoke-dried volumes redolent of peat. A collection of these would some years hence form C[uite a literary curiosity, many of them possessing consider- able merit, but are yearly becoming more difiicult to procure, either from being altogether lost, or the un- willingness of the peasantry to part with their trea- sured manuscripts. Most of these carvals are from 50 to 150 years old, and amongst the favourites may be mentioned "Joseph's History," "Susannah's His- tory," "The Nativity," "The Holy AVar," "David and Goliah," " Samson's History," " Birth of Clu-ist," with the specimens that have been given in the present col- lection. The editor has every reason to believe that the two volumes of " Mona Miscellany" contain the largest collection of the " Folk Lore " of the Isle of Man that is to be met with, and which the author of the term (Air. Thoms, for many years the editor of Notes and Queries) defines to include " Popular superstitions, ballads, legends, and generally, as the name implies, the lore of the people." In the present volume the editor has the pleasure of giving a copy of the scarce print of the shipwreck of the herring fleet in Douglas Bay in 1787, mentioned in the first series of Mona Miscellany, as also a plate of the curious silver cross formerly in the possession of Mylecharaine, which he hopes will be found an acceptable addition. AVILLIAM HARRISON. Rock Mouxt, Juhj 1873. CONTENTS. Preface PRO^^RBS AXD SAYINGS. Miscellaneous Proverbs Gold on Cushags Meeyl-Chreen—Flesh-worm . Imitation of the Soimd of Kirk Arbory BelL BallaSalla .... Herrings .... Characteristics of the several Towns of the Isle of Man Quaint Saying on a Member of the old House of Keys A Saying on Colquitt . On Tricky Fellows . Sayings . Weather . Motto . Manx . BALLADS AND SONGS. Traditionary Ballad—" Mannanan Beg, Mac y Leirr." Manx and English Cutlar MacCulloch . Thapsagyn Jiargey, with the Manx air Thapsagyn Jiargey. Translated Dr. William Walker, LL.D. A Sorrowful Ditty on the Death of Dr. Wm. Walker and Robert Tear. By Widow Tear of Ballaugh. Manx CONTENTS. Widow Tear's Ballad on her two sous;, Dr. Walker and Robert Tear. Translated by Mr. John Quirk 59 Arrane yn Phynnoderee. Manx 64 The Phpmoderee Song. Ti-anslated 65 Captain Thurot. A Memoir 66 Thiirot's Dream ..... 73 Battle of Ramsey. Thurot and Elliot Thurot as Elliot, the Naval Battle of. Manx . Thurot and Elliot. Translated by Mr. John Quirk . 83 Epitaph on M. Thurot .... 87 The last Dying Speech and Confession of a Youth falsely done to Death by his Mistress. Manx 89 The last Dying Speech and Confession. Translated by M J. Ivon Mosley .... 92 Arrane er Inneenyn Irrinee. Manx . 95 A Song on Farmers' Daughters. Translated by Mr. John Quirk 99 Mylecharaine. Translated from the Manx, in Part First, Mona Miscellany, by Mr. J. Beale 103 The Mylecharaine Silver Cross. With a print 106 Colbagh Vreck er Sthrap. Manx 108 Arrane y Skeddan. Manx. By the Rev. John Cannell 111 The Herring Song. Translated by Mr. John Quirk . 113 Loss of the Manx Herring Fleet, 1787. With a Print 115 Marrinys yn Tiger—Liorish Yuan Voore. Manx 116 The Voyage of the Tiger. Translated by Mr. John Quirk 122 Yn chenn Dolphin—Liorish Yuan Lewin. Manx 128 The Old Dolphin. Translated by Mr. John Quirk 131 The Rose on the Beam. By Cajatain Hook. With an account of the Loss of H.M. Brig "Racehorse," 14tli December 1822 ....... 134 Mannin Veg Veen. Manx ..... 136 Mannin Veg Veen. Translated by Mr. John Quirk . 140 The " Manx Fairy " steamer. Manx and English 144 Dr. Watts' " Little Busy Bee." Translated into Manx by tlie Rev. J. T. Clarke ..... 145 Carval ny Drogh Vraane. By John Moore. ]\Iaiix . 146 CONTENTS. XV PAGE Carol on Bad Women mentioned in Scriptnre. Translated by Mr. John Quirk 153 A New Christmas Carol 160 Christmas Carol 164 The Morning and Evening Hymn. Manx. By the 'Rex. Tliomas Corlett 167 Psalm CXXXIX. Manx. By the Rev. Thomas Corlett 171 A Lament for the Isle of Man. By Edward Forbes, F.E.S. 173 Oie Vie. Arrane. Manx .... 174 Good Night—Hymn. Translated by .John Kelly, Baldwin 175 Nv Kirree fo-Niaghtev. Manx 176 CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTITIONS. Twelfth day .... XVI CONTEXTS. PAOE Quantities ..... 219 Tlie Miller and liis Sons 224 Peculiar Customs -n-itli reference to Food, Drink, etc. 232 LEGENDS AND MISCELLANIES. The Ruined Chapel in St. Michael's Isle 239 The Glashtyn .... 248 The Enchanted Island at Port Soderick 250 The Universal Prayer. By Alex. Pope 252 The Universal Prayer. Translated into IManx by Mr. Kewley 253 Festivities in Castle Rushen in 1643 and 1644 258 The Slieauwhallin Boagane . 260 A Quiet Retreat for Debtors . 263 " " Mutiny of the Bounty . 264 Address to Douglas .... 267 A Poetical Address—" My Lord Bishop to My Lord Duke 268 Lines composed by Miss Marcia Clarke of Jurby, 1828 272 Lines on Peel. By ]\Irs. Griffith 275 Invitation to the Douglas Bazaar, 1843. By Paul Bridson Esq. ...... Lines under th.e Portrait of James, seventh Earl of Derby, 280 The Island Penitent.
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