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Thread #49474   Message #747070
Posted By: GUEST,greg stephens
12-Jul-02 - 07:19 AM
Thread Name: (The loss of the) Ellan Vannin
Subject: RE: (The loss of the) Ellan Vannin
These three boat names give a nice picture of the Isle of Man for those unfamiliar with the place. Snaefell is the highest hill/mountain/fell. Means Snow Fell (Old Norse, lots of Viking invaders). Tynwald is the litte hill at St Johns where the parliament has been meeting for more than a thousand years (compare other places called Dingwall, Thingvellir etc etc throughout the Scandinavian world, all meaning parliament place). Ben-my Chree means woman of my heart (Manx Gaelic, lots of Irish invaders).