Slieu Maggle ("Hill of the Testicles"), Kirk Michael, Isle of Man
A knowledge of Manx gaelic is sure to enrich your sense of wellbeing and of the place in which we live... such as through knowing where to look for a "Hill of Testicles"!
There are a few 'Slieu Maggle' / 'Slieu ny Maggle' around the Isle of Man, as it is a relatively common name.
Unlike other landscape features which derive their name from its appearance, it is believed that Slieu Maggle gets its name due to what happened to rams here:
'Probably so called because the shepherds brought the mountain lambs together to be cut.'
[A. W. Moore, 'Manx Names']
This Slieu Maggle (as it appears on modern maps, though it is 'Slieu ny Maggle' in some older books of Placenames) is in Kirk Michael, looking across from the Sartfield Road, before the crossroads towards Druidale or West Baldwin.
Hopefully this will serve as a good example of how a bit of Manx can open your horizons, giving you a deeper connection to the Isle of Man and our past.
A good place to find out more would be the Learn Manx website:
Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.
Slieu Maggle ("Hill of the Testicles"), Kirk Michael, Isle of Man
A knowledge of Manx gaelic is sure to enrich your sense of wellbeing and of the place in which we live... such as through knowing where to look for a "Hill of Testicles"!
There are a few 'Slieu Maggle' / 'Slieu ny Maggle' around the Isle of Man, as it is a relatively common name.
Unlike other landscape features which derive their name from its appearance, it is believed that Slieu Maggle gets its name due to what happened to rams here:
'Probably so called because the shepherds brought the mountain lambs together to be cut.'
[A. W. Moore, 'Manx Names']
This Slieu Maggle (as it appears on modern maps, though it is 'Slieu ny Maggle' in some older books of Placenames) is in Kirk Michael, looking across from the Sartfield Road, before the crossroads towards Druidale or West Baldwin.
Hopefully this will serve as a good example of how a bit of Manx can open your horizons, giving you a deeper connection to the Isle of Man and our past.
A good place to find out more would be the Learn Manx website:
Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.