Port St Mary
Description: “…the tourist finds himself in the small but rising village of Port St Mary, or the Port of Mary, with its spacious natural harbour…When not employed in agricultural pursuits the inhabitants spend most of their time in cod and lobster fishing.” (Glover's illustrated guide and visitors' companion through the Isle of Man, 1875, p.80.)
NGR Easting: 221200
NGR Northing: 468700
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Museum:
- Cotton Wholecloth Quilt
- Woollen and Cotton Patchwork Quilt
- Rushen Camp internee-made wallet
- Who Wants Me?, Isle of Man
- Port St Mary
- Sailmaker's stencil from Port St Mary
- Ballaqueeney Hoard Coin
- Ballaqueeney Hoard Eric Bloodaxe Coin
- Ballaqueeney Hoard Edward the Elder Coin
- Glass Tourist Souvenir Paperweight (Port St Mary)
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Library:
- Caring for sick birds: article on Joan Breheny
- Thomas Qualtrough, P.P.G.M. [Oddfellows]
- Bird Remains, including those of a Great Auk Alca Impennis, from a Midden Deposit in a cave at Perwick Bay, Isle of Man
- The Development of a Prosperous and Caring Society
- A sermon preached on the occasion of the death of the Honourable Cornelius Smelt, twenty-seven years Lieut. Governor of the Isle of Man, and nearly seventy in his Majesty's service. Who departed this life at Castle Rushen, on the 28th November; 1832, in the 85th year of his age
Archives:
- On the sands, Port St Mary
- Promenade, Port St Mary
- The Plantation, Port St Mary
- Herring workers, Port St Mary
- Talk by John Watterson describing a coastal walk around Spanish Head from Port St Mary to the Sound
- Cot ny Greinney cottage, Beach Road, Port St Mary
- Diary of a year kept by 12 members of Port St Mary Women's Institute for the year 1984
- Interview with John Gawne about the sinking of the brig 'Lily' in the winter of 1852, fishing and sailing superstitions, songs and folklore
- Wreck of the Kilburn, Port St Mary
- Fishing boats (old class fishing luggars) belonging to Port St Mary and Peel, c.1830-1870
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