We spent Laa Luanys (Lá Lúnasa) on the Isle of Man this year. Mann isn't a place that I associate with Lúnasa, but it certainly didn't disappoint. True to Celtic form, there were advertisements for many festivals throughout the island during the early days of August. Unfortunately, we weren't able to make any of them …
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King Orry’s Grave
Yesterday we stumbled upon King Orry's Grave in Laxey. The complex consists of two tombs, both built around 3000 BCE. Contrary to the name, the graves don't actually have anything to do with the historical King Orry. He's one of those figures that gets a lot of things attributed to him. King Orry's Grave King …
Isle of Man
I'm on a month-long sabbatical from work. I'm taking a couple of weeks in the Isle of Man to start and then will be wrapping things up in Iceland. A few people were skeptical of my itinerary: "What are you going to do for two weeks in Mann?" Truthfully, I didn't know. Now that I'm …
The Point Witch 