It is a Manx tradition on St Thomas’s Day (21…

It is a Manx tradition on St Thomas’s Day (21 December) to catch venison or mutton for the Christmas meal.

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Translation: He who is harmed shall be mocked. - View Quote Details on Translation: He who is harmed shall be mocked.
T’ad beaghey bwoailley er keyt as bwoailley er moddey. - View Quote Details on T’ad beaghey bwoailley er keyt as bwoailley er moddey.
Cur meer da’n feeagh as hig eh reesht. - View Quote Details on Cur meer da’n feeagh as hig eh reesht.
Translation: The nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh. - View Quote Details on Translation: The nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh.
Translation: There is a great difference between the just and the unjust. - View Quote Details on Translation: There is a great difference between the just and…
Translation: The little hemlock is a sister to the big hemlock. - View Quote Details on Translation: The little hemlock is a sister to the big…
Translation: A man who gets a good man to marry his daughter gains a son, but a man who gets a bad son-in-law also loses a daughter. - View Quote Details on Translation: A man who gets a good man to marry…
Translation: A big head on the smallest wits, and a little head with none at all. Use it to measure sense. - View Quote Details on Translation: A big head on the smallest wits, and a…
Translation: Shameful leftovers are worse than disgraceful eating. - View Quote Details on Translation: Shameful leftovers are worse than disgraceful eating.
Translation: They are living hitting a cat and hitting a dog. - View Quote Details on Translation: They are living hitting a cat and hitting a…