Wednesday, October 8, 2008

The new legend of the Isle of Man ( short version)

I was wondering how many people visited or have a little information concerning the Isle of Man. I was surprised to find that same of them never heard about it or don’t really know where is it situated. So I decide to write a story about this land using all the information I could collected.

Long time ago, the giant
Manannán Mac Lír took a huge rock on the Northern Ireland and droped it into the sea. The wind and the water carved the rock and gave it life. The people who live there are called Manx and their land is the Isle of Man (IOM). During their lomg history, they have built on the steep wooded valleys, homes, farming villages and cities. Some testimonies of their sweat are the Casteltown and its medieval Castle Rushen, the Corrins Tower, the Lady Isabella, the Cregneash Village, the Peel Castle, and the Tower of Refuge.
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The Manx created a close-knit community and their own flag. A brutal punishment by hanging was imposed on people who betrayed their society. This capital punishment was abolished only in 1993 and people say that the Castle Rushen is still haunted by a "woman in black" hanged for murdering his children.
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Time passed and their society changed faster then their law. Even today the abortion is not allow in the IOM. Sometime, a close-knit community forgotten by the rest of the world can look like a prison, but each 'tribe' has its imperfections.

The IOM will always be an enchanting island with deep waters, high sandy headlands, the rarest wetland wildlife and the Manx have found a way to attract the young of the other countries. They have done this by creating a Tourist Trophy (motocycle race), offering haven taxes and the movie industry. Their stunning views have appeared in more than 80 films (such as Trauma, Cinderella and Lassie).

1 comment:

RAMONA'S FIRST BLOG said...

I was wondering how many people visited or have a little information concerning the Isle of Man. I was surprised to find that same of them never heard about it or don’t really know where is it situated. So I decide to write a story about this land using all the information I could collect[ed].

Long time ago, the giant Manannán Mac Lír took a huge rock on the Northern Ireland and droped it into the sea. The wind and the water carved the rock and gave it life. The people who live there are called Manx and their land is the Isle of Man (IOM). During their lomg history, they have build on the steep wooded valleys, homes, farming villages and cities. Some testimonies of their sweat are the Casteltown and ITS medieval Castle Rushen, the Corrins Tower, the Lady Isabella, the Cregneash Village, the Peel Castle, AND the Tower of Refuge.


The Manx created a close-knit community and their own flag. A brutal punishment by hanging WAS IMPOSED ON the people who betrayed their society. This capital punishment was abolished ONLY in 1993. A legend sayS that a "woman in black" hanged for murdering HER children is HAUNTING the Castle Rushen. [USUALLY, THE WORD HAUNTED IS USED IN THE PASSIVE TENSE; CASTLE RUSHEN IS STILL HAUNTED BY....]
Time passed and their society changed faster then their LAW. BUT EVEN today the abortion is not allow in the IOM. Sometime, a close-knit community forgotten by the rest of the world can look like a prison, but each 'tribe' has ITS imperfections.


The IOM will always be an enchanting island with deep waters, high sandy headlands, the rarest wetland wildlife and the Manx found PRESENT PERFECT NEEDED a way to attract the young of the other countries. THEY HAVE DONE THIS BY CREATING A Tourist Trophy (motocycle race), OFFERING haven taxes and the movie industry. THEIR stunning views HAVE appeared in more than 80 films (SUCH AS Trauma, Cinderella, AND Lassie).