The rat catcher's cottage near Sulby River
Date(s): 1937
Scope & Content: Ballaskella Farm can be seen on the hill in the distance.
Language: eng
Extent: overall: 15.5 cm x 21.5 cm
Physical description: black & white print
Item name: photograph
Collection: Photographic Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: PG/11770
Why would the Manx people call it that when there is so much superstition about that word? - Mike Prior Report this
Hi Mike, superstition around this word started in the fishing community and has been (comparatively) recently adopted by the wider Manx community. In fishing communities many animals were called by a different name by fishermen, in 1937 it was maybe less of a concern for an agricultural community like Sulby. - Hannah (Manx National Heritage) Report this