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New Isle of Man titles...
Port Erin, Past & Present by Ray Stanford
Available soon (end Sept 2019)
Published by Loaghtan Books
Paperback 128 pages
210 mm x 210 mm
When holidaymakers discovered the Isle of Man, Port Erin became a favourite place to visit. Hotels were built and life started to revolve around the needs of its visitors. The old photographs in this book are drawn from the postcards such visitors sent home.
Now the town is reinventing itself again. Gone are most of the Victorian hotels, with their ballrooms, live entertainment and seaside competitions. Bathing machines have been turned into garden sheds and donkeys no longer trot along the sand. This book reminds us of the dramatic changes which have taken place in this seaside town.
Ghosts, Bugganes & Fairy Pigs: Karl Roeder's Manx Notes & Queries
From Culture Vannin, Published Sept 2019
Ghosts, Bugganes & Fairy Pigs is one of the most important books of Manx folklore ever published.
It offers one of the richest sources of traditional tales from the Isle of Man, including fairies, bugganes, ghosts, giants, witches and so much more.Collected over a hundred years ago by Karl Roeder, it is reprinted here for the first time since 1904 and now includes exciting additional material.Stories include the origins of Hunt the Wren, the murdered witch of Slieu Whallian, and perhaps the Isle of Man’s oldest UFO sighting…The book is one of the richest sources of traditional tales from the Isle of Man, much of which was gathered from Edward Faragher – ‘Ned Beg Hom Ruy’ – the legendary poet of Cregneash.As well as folklore, it contains fascinating pieces on history, language, literature and other things of Manx interest, as well as some more theoretical discussions of Manx matters unmatched then or since.All of it has been faithfully transcribed and introduced by Stephen Miller, whose knowledge of the material is second to none.Anyone interested in the Isle of Man will find this book enormously fascinating and endlessly rewarding.
Living with the Sea by Rushen Heritage Trust
Published Oct 2019 by Rushen Heritage Trust, pre-order now
Paperback, 24cm x 17cm
Pages : 264
The fascinating history of Port St Mary and its people.
HOW A SMALL SEASIDE VILLAGE PARTNERED WITH THE SEA
If you live by the sea you get to know it as a partner, adapting to its moods, from calm, sunny days to furious stormy nights. Throughout its history, the people of Port St Mary – known locally as Purt Le Moirrey – have lived by and with the sea. It has provided them with a living, from fishing to shipbuilding to tourism. Without the sea, the village would not exist. The sea in question is the Irish Sea, in which the Isle of Man sits at the centre – from Port St Mary, you can look across to England and Wales, and from its neighbouring twin, Port Erin, you can see the Mountains of Mourne in Northern Ireland.
This book, written by a team of ten volunteer authors who love Port St Mary, traces its fascinating history from 1829, when it depended entirely on fishing and farming, to 1979, the Millennium Year when the Isle of Man celebrated one thousand years of continuing independent government, the oldest in the world.
This is the story of a port and its people, from school teachers to shopkeepers, from boarding house owners to WWII German internees, from nurses to those who travelled the world by sea. It begins at a time when few people owned land and transport was primitive; moves on to the great days of herring fishing, with a 100+ strong fleet, the harbours bustling with fisher folk, gutter girls, kipper curers and ship builders; and through to the development of tourism and its glory days spanning the 1920s to the 1960s.
It’s a story which has universal significance, demonstrating how independent-minded people in a small place lived with the sea, made a living from it, and rode its changing moods.
This book is published by Rushen Heritage Trust, a not-for-profit charity, with all proceeds going towards the work of the Trust.
M is for MANX CAT! An Isle of Man ABC by Gemma Hjerth and Kim Gee
Paperback
Gift Wrap available in Blue or Red with Manx patterns - see options
Manx ABC Poster available for £3.50 - see options
An informative, interactive and wonderfully illustrated celebration of Our Island.
It will appeal to young children, early readers and Isle of Man enthusiasts from near and far away.
You can even listen to the Manx translations in the book at www.isleofmanabc.com
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a colourful, digital illustration of an Isle of Man icon, a rhyming couplet and a Manx translation and pronunciation.
The book also features:
• A full page of Manx Gaelic translations and pronunciations, provided by Culture Vannin (with sound files of these to listen to at www.isleofmanabc.com)
• Four Manx Songs (the Manx National Anthem, The Laxey Wheel Song, Ramsey Town and Hunt the Wren)
• Two pages of interesting facts about the Isle of Man
• A little wren to hunt for
• Lots of Three Legs of Man to count!
Island Kitchen Vol 2
Compiled byEmma Ames, Miles Cowsill, Sara Donaldson
Photography by Simon Park
Hardback, 24cm x 17cm
Pages 272
Publication Date :November 2019
Publisher Lily Publications
Following on from the hugely popular first edition, this new Island Kitchen brings you more mouth-watering recipes from the Island’s finest establishments. Using the Isle of Man’s world-famous ingredients, you can enjoy creating restaurant-quality meals and pick up tips from the Island’s talented chefs along the way. New recipes from large restaurants, small intimate cafes, bars and breweries allow you to create the quality meals served in your favourite Isle of Man eateries, all in the comfort of your own home.
Powering to the Rescue
by Nicholas Leach
Hardback, 22cm x 22cm
9781911177579
Pages264
Publication DateNovember 2019
PublisherLily Publications
A history of RNLI motor lifeboats.
The story of the motor lifeboat is one of continual development, the implementation of technological advances, improvements in design and construction, and the provision of ever faster and more sophisticated rescue craft to keep the volunteer crews of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution safe as they go about the task of saving lives at sea.
This comprehensive volume provides details of every RNLI motor lifeboat that has seen service in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The individual lifeboat types are described in detail, with the text accompanied by numerous diagrams and line drawings, as well as outstanding and unusual photographs, many of which have never been published before.
Due to be published November 2019.
Saving The Gaiety
By Mervin Russell Stokes MBE
Edited by Miles Cowsill
Second edition
Hardback, 22.5cm x 25cm
Pages : 120
Publication Date : November 2019
Publisher : Lily Publications
And other misadventures of the former theatre manager – 2nd edition
Due to popular demand, this book is being republished and updated, originally published in 2006. The book is not a blow-by-blow account of the extraordinary restoration of the Gaiety Theatre and Opera House in Douglas, nor is it intended to be. The words are a ‘trip’ through the often hilarious memories and misfortunes of Mervin Russell Stokes, the man who has spent much of his working life serving the Gaiety and whose dedication in reincarnating this magnificent Frank Matcham playhouse became an all-consuming passion.
This book is a must-have for all theatre lovers.
Due to be published November 2019 – available to pre-order.