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Notes on information contributed by Mr Stowell, Glen Ruy, Laxey, interviewed by Leslie Quirk and Margaret Killip

Date(s): 12 January 1949

Scope & Content: Mr Stowell's great grandfather was lost in a snowdrift in 1818 on Slieau Ouyr. Flints on Slieau Dhoo; Phynnodderee and his stones; Stowells; Sod houses; Round houses; Geese on hedge; Cussed horse at smith; Quirk the stitcher; Cake made with candles; First turnips in Baldwin; Knotted string as payment; Manx calendar; Influenza; Beggars; Elbow grease; Dispute over Land in Pirk Adthur (Arthur); Cossack's Trench; Herbs; Word "Plash"; Relief maps in stone.

Language: English

Extent: 2 pages

Item name: typescript

Collection: Manuscript Archive

Level: ITEM

ID number: FLS S.T.W./B

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