'Know Your Parish' talk by John Quilliam about Jurby
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Date(s): after 1967 and before 1979
Scope & Content: John Quilliam talks about a visit to the parish of Jurby in the sheading of Michael, which includes the parishes of Ballaugh and Michael. He explains the Manx system of sheadings and parishes; Glenfaba having only two parishes; how each parish is divided into treens; areas of land divided into quarterlands for tithe purposes. He talks about Kerrowmoar meaning 'big quarterland'; Manx names of other quarterlands; historic role of church and bishops in setting and collecting tithes; Jurby parish land and lochs; farm and place names ending in loch; historic prison in loch in Sulby; name of Jurby church, Kirk Patrick Jurby; fair in Peel on 17 March; church on ancient burial site; Sulby River and the curraghs; old surnames such as Teare, Neal, Connelly, Christory, Cain, Baron, Keig; place names related to surrounds such as Cronk Beck; the origin of place names including the Norse influence; Manx personal names, their meanings and the historical record including Brew, Teare (meaning son of crafstman), Cain or Caine (from the old Gaelic meaning warrior), Milroy, Murray and Morrison.
Administration / Biographical History: Part of series broadcast on Manx Radio.
Language: English
Extent: 9 min. 28 sec.
Collection: Sound Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: SA 2019-0053/11
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