Sheep ear-marks' book

Date(s): 19th century

Creator(s): Quine, Caesar

Administration / Biographical History: This book is shaped like a sheep's ear; notches are cut from it to represent the shapes cut by farmers in order to identify their stock. It was made and used by Caesar Quine of Ballchrink, Braddan who was the Forrester.

Names of particular farmers are recorded and include: John Cowin - Ballglione; Thomas Kelly - Lhargyrenney; William Crennell - Ballacross; John Cashin - Close Kelly; Jurby; Ballamodda; Hugh Corlett - Lhergy Braddan above reservoir; Cowley - Cragyth, Ballaugh; John Cannan -Michael; John James Cannan - Michael; William Cowley - Michael; John Canell (Cannell) - Michael; William Daugherty - Ballaugh or Michael; William Teare - Ballaugh; Thomas Green - Ballaugh; William Kaighin - Ballaugh; Thomas Cowley - Close; Thomas Hogh - Laxey; Thomas Kelly - Baljean; Thomas Quine - Lonan; Patrick Savage - Laxey; William Kneale - Lonan; Thomas Kinnish - [Balladooine]; John Killip - Lonan; John Kewley - Lonan; John Kewley - Lonan; William Kermode - Lonan; John Kaneen - Mount Rule; William Cain - Baldwin; John Kelly - [Rencault]; James Hampton - Lonan; William Craine - Jurby; William Vondy - Jurby; J Kelly - Baldwin; E.P. Kelly - Ballamodda, Baldwin, Braddan; Thomas Corlett - Sandy Gate; John Killip - Sulby; John Kneale - Sulby; John Caley - Sulby; William Callister - Ballaugh; Charles Daugherty - Jurby; John Kaighan - Jurby (Ballamooar Curragh - see Thadock's book); John Cowley - Bretney, Jurby; William Callister - Jurby; Thomas Callister - Jurby; William Crye - Jurby; Robert Cowley - Sulby; John Quayle - Ballaskella (see Madoc's book); John Cowley - Sulby; John Fayle - Sulby; William Cannell - Ballaugh; Thomas Cannell - German; William Clague - Laxey; John Mylroie - Laxey; John Cleator - Ballacalister; John Cowley - Ballcallister; David Goldsmith - Laxey; Thomas Cannell - Baldwin; Thomas Myllachrane [Mylcraine] - Hillberry; Robert Quiggin - Braddan; David Karran - Dooin; John Cowley - Ballacallister; Philip Mylacraine [Mylcraine] - Laxey; Robert Corkish - Laxey; Robert Kermeen - Laxey; John Quine - Laxey; James Lawson - Laxey; John [Hughin] - Laxey; Robert Quayle - Ballamenagh; ? in Craggan - Lezayre; John Kissack - Sulby; Dan Bannan - Jurby; Dan Caley - Sulby; John Christian - Sulby; Thomas Cowle (Cowell) - Sulby; Cornelius Christian - Jurby; Hugh Corlett - Sulby; John Wade - Jurby; Thomas Cavendish - Ballaugh; Mrs Quirk - Michael; John Cannell - Ballacanane (Michael); William Cannell - Ballacanane, Robert Cannan - [Ballalhieh], Michael; Thomas Stowell, William Quayle - overseer Sulby; John Curphey - Miller, Sulby; John Tear - Clerk of Sulby; Thomas Fargher - Grawe; James Kewley - Lonan; and John Cain - Ballamoar.

For further information on sheep ear marks see Cubbon and Gill's article, 'A lost Ancient Manx Custom brought to light-Quine the Foster's Record of Sheep Ear Marks'(Journal of the Manx Museum. vol 3. no 46, pp 83-87).

Language: English

Extent: 1 volume

Item name: Manuscript

Collection: Manuscript Archive

Level: ITEM

ID number: MS 00038

Retrieval number: MS 00038 A

Record class: Private

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