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ghostcities posted: "The Isle of Man, almost equidistant from Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, is one of the most beautiful spots in Britain, a mountainous, cliff-fringed island just thirty-one miles by thirteen, into which are shoehorned austere moorlands and wooded gle" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Ghost Cities Manannan, Son of the Sea by ghostcities The Isle of Man, almost equidistant from Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, is one of the most beautiful spots in Britain, a mountainous, cliff-fringed island just thirty-one miles by thirteen, into which are shoehorned austere moorlands and wooded glens, sandy beaches, fine castles, beguiling narrow-gauge railways and scores of standing stones and Celtic crosses. Although it takes some effort to reach and the weather is hardly reliable, this also means that the Isle of Man has been spared the worst excesses of the British tourist trade: there’s peace and quiet in abundance and an entire yesteryear ensemble of picket fences and picnic spots, rural villages straight out of a 1950s picture book, steam trains and cream teas. This is also the island whose name comes from Manannan mac Lir, who in some tales was the son of the Irish sea god and others the brother of the Welsh Bran, known as the Blessed, and his doomed sister Branwen. Read more of this post ghostcities | November 22, 2015 at 2:00 am | Tags: Isle of Man, Manannan mac Lir | Categories: Folklore, History, Legend, Mythology | URL: http://wp.me/p1Pozr-qh Comment See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Ghost Cities. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://anilbalan.com/2015/11/22/manannan-son-of-the-sea/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com