The Phynodderree and Other Legends of the Isle of Man

The Phynodderree and Other Legends of the Isle of Man
by Edward Callow

To rescue from oblivion some of the legends that delighted Mr. Callows early years, and present them in an entertaining shape before the reader, had long been his wish; and if, by reading them, and interest in, and a desire to visit, the beautiful Isle of Man is created in any who now only know of its existence as an island somewhere in the Irish Sea, he would not have written this book in vain. Contents: Phynodderre, a tale of fairy love; Tom Kewley and the Lannanshee, or the fairy cup of Kirk Malew; King Olave the Second and the great sword Macabuin; Bugganes vow, a legend of St. Trinions church. Illustrated.

Many legends of good and evil Fairies are still related by the country people of Monas Isle; and those who care to inquire into the habits and customs of the Manx cottagers will see and hear much that will reward their curiosity. It is not the mere excursionist, visiting the Island for a summer holiday and keeping on the beaten track of sightseers, who will ever learn or see anything of these customs, but he who branches off the high road into the recesses of the mountain districts.