# The folk-lore of the Isle of Man Author: Moore, A. W. (Arthur William), 1853-1909 Genre: Folklore -- Isle of Man Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77469 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+folk-lore+of+the+Isle+of+Man+Moore&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary THE reliable history of a country may be said to date from the period when its written records begin. Before that time, there is an epoch during which the place of history is usually supplied by tales of imaginary personages, whose doings are calculated to gratify the national pride. An unfailing characteristic of such an epoch is the personification of the face in an eponym, who is its supposed ancestor and founder. Thus, in the Isle of Man, we have the famous magician and navigator Manannan Mac Lir in this capacity, and there are various other mythical personages connected with the Island, all of whom appear in ancient Irish tales, though nothing can be discovered with regard to them fr... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-folk-lore-of-the-isle-of-man-77469/chapters/10/index.md)