Port St Mary
Description: “…the tourist finds himself in the small but rising village of Port St Mary, or the Port of Mary, with its spacious natural harbour…When not employed in agricultural pursuits the inhabitants spend most of their time in cod and lobster fishing.” (Glover's illustrated guide and visitors' companion through the Isle of Man, 1875, p.80.)
NGR Easting: 221200
NGR Northing: 468700
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Museum:
- Sailmaker's stencil from Port St Mary
- Ballaqueeney Hoard Coin
- Ballaqueeney Hoard Eric Bloodaxe Coin
- Ballaqueeney Hoard Edward the Elder Coin
- Glass Tourist Souvenir Paperweight (Port St Mary)
- Sail Maker's Gauge
- Punt for the Nickey or Manx fishing boat 'Bonnie Lass'
- Quartz pebble
- Castletown limestone
- Fish Carrying Strings
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Library:
- Caring for sick birds: article on Joan Breheny
- Thomas Qualtrough, P.P.G.M. [Oddfellows]
- The Port St Mary Fishing Fleet of 1879
- Bird Remains, including those of a Great Auk Alca Impennis, from a Midden Deposit in a cave at Perwick Bay, Isle of Man
- The Development of a Prosperous and Caring Society
- A sermon preached on the occasion of the death of the Honourable Cornelius Smelt, twenty-seven years Lieut. Governor of the Isle of Man, and nearly seventy in his Majesty's service. Who departed this life at Castle Rushen, on the 28th November; 1832, in the 85th year of his age
Archives:
- Notes on Watterson family of Port St Mary; also fishing boat names, c.1950
- Manx Cottage, Port St Mary
- Diary of a year kept by 12 members of Port St Mary Women's Institute for the year 1984
- Ballure Glen
- Mending the Nets - Crebbin of Port St Mary
- Mrs Margaret Cregeen, Thomas. Cregeen and George Kelly at Brow Celt. Port St Mary
- Fishing boats (old class fishing luggars) belonging to Port St Mary and Peel, c.1830-1870
- Cregneash Neddy Crebbin on the roof of Ned Beg's Hom Ruy's Cottage
- The smack Maria of Port St Mary shipping herring to Naples
- The 'Island Maid', owned by Mr John Gawne of Port St Mary which carried the mail from the Calf of Man
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