The legend of The Moddey Dhoo goes back to the reign of King Charles the Second, when soldiers were stationed at Peel Castle as guards. The Moddey Dhoo was described as black furred, red-eyed and very big. Some people say that it looked like a huge spaniel. I think that it's a wolf.
The soldiers had used to have one guard return the keys to the Captain of the Guard's quarters, which was down the passage that led to the ancient church, which led to the quarters.
After one of the guards' encounters with the Moddey Dhoo, they decided that two people would bring the keys back to the Captain of the Guard.
However, the dog would come into the guardroom when the sun went down and lie by the fire. Usually, the guards would be drinking, being rebellious and making joyful noises, but since the dog had kept coming into the guardroom, they would stay sober and quiet, keeping on their best behaviour, in case the dog would bring bad luck to them if they don't.
Unfortunately, an incident happened, involving a drunken man mocking and challenging the Moddey Dhoo to follow him through the passage, as he took the keys to the Captain of the Guard ALONE.
His friends couldn't stop him and they waited for him to return. Moments later, they heard a blood-curdling scream, which chilled them to the bone and it was only a few minutes later that the man returned, his face white and twisted with fear, eyes blazing with terror and his mind destroyed.
He couldn't even talk anymore and couldn't tell his friends what had happened. Three days later, the man died, taking the secret of his ordeal to his grave.
And since then, no-one had seen the "Devil's Dog", as that was what the Moddey Dhoo was nicknamed, patrol the castle.
The Buggane of St. Trinians Church:
According to the Manx legends, the Buggane had his home up within the mountain and was enraged when four monks decided to build a church at the bottom. He believed that when the church was built, the ringing of the bells will continue to disturb his sleep. So, twice he tore the roof off the church, even after the people put it back on. On the third replacement of the roof, a tailor named Timothy took up a wager to not only spend one night in the church, but to also mend a pair of breeches. On the fateful night, Timothy was in the church mending the breeches by candlelight, when the Buggane appears. The Buggane starts to try and induce fear into Timothy, but Timothy ignored these taunts and as the enraged Buggane slowly rises through a hole in the ground, Timothy finishes the breeches and jumps through the window. The Buggane successfully tears down the roof a third time and gives chase to Timothy. Timothy runs into the Marown churchyard and hides behind the wall, the Buggane even more enraged that this little mortal escaped him, tears off his head and throws it at the wall where Timothy was hiding. The head exploded and the Buggane was never seen again. Never the less, St. Trinians still has no roof.
Manannan Mac Lir:
Manannan or Manannan Mac Lir was a popular deity in Celtic mythology, belonging to an Irish mystical race known as the Tuatha De Danann (thoo'a-hay-day-danawn). Son of Lir, the Irish God of the sea, Manannan's title was Lord of the Sea - beyond or under which Land of Youth or Islands of the Dead were supposed to lie - and he was also known as the Master of Tricks and Illusions.
In many Celtic stories, we are told of Manannan's wife, the Fairy Queen Fand, also known as The Pearl of Beauty, his sons Ilbhreac (Fairy King), Fiachna and Gaidiar, and daughters Áine, Aoife and Griane. Manannan also had a foster son named Lugh; the Great Warrior, on whom he bestowed his magical belongings.
Manannan's magical possessions consisted of a steed named Enbarr of the Flowing Mane (Irish), sometimes refered to as Finbar, which could travel over land and sea; the Ocean Sweeper/Wave Sweeper, a magical boat which obeyed the thoughts of those who sailed in it, and could travel without oar or sail; the Cloak of Mists, which was capable of changing to every kind of colour, and when Manannan was angry would make a thunderous sound when the cloak flapped; a sword called The Answerer (Irish - Fragarach) that could cut through any armour; a spear called Ctann Buide (Yellow Tree); and a breastplate which no weapon could pierce. The Isle of Man was the throne of Manannan, his stronghold was on the top of Barrule, and he held his court from Manannan's Chair at Cronk y Voddy. The Isle of Man takes its name from Manannan.
In Irish mythology, Manannan was killed in battle by Uillenn Faebarderg in the battle of Magh Cuilenn and is said to be buried in the Tonn Banks, off the coast of Donegall. Many shipwrecks have occured there and the spirit of Manannan is supposed to ride on the storm. The Tonns form one part of a triad known as "The Three Waves of Erin".
Fairyfolk:
The Little People of the Isle of Man are in a number of stories and legends. The Fairy Bridge is found on the A5 road and it's believed to bring good luck if you say "Hello" to the fairies when passing the bridge. If not, then you'll get a stroke of bad luck, for example: Illness, bad grades and so on.
Merfolk:
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| Merman |
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| Mermaid |
Merfolk, merpeople, mermen, mermaids, sirens or also known as the people of the sea, these folk are in a number of legends and stories on the Isle of Man. There are some stories where they lead sailors down to their doom and there's a story where three men found two merchildren on the rocks at the Calf of Man. One was already dead, but the men saved the one that was still alive and brought it back to Douglas where they looked after it.
Other magical beings:
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| Trolls |
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| Kelpies |
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| Giants |
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| Witches |
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