Display brings Isle of Man's legendary folklore to life
Folklore tales explored in the display included original accounts of fairies on the Calf of Man 200 years ago, rocks thrown by giants, a "ghostly carriage riding silently through Port St Mary" and Manannan's underwater island, he said.The display uses text and images supplied by Mr Franklin.
Locations in Rushen and elsewhere "have had significance and held wonder for Manx people across generations", he said, with some of the tales dating back to the Viking and pre-Christian eras."Folklore has the ability to enrich the landscape all around us, and the lives we live within it," he continued."It has been a wonderful exhibition to be a part of", he said, and he hoped that visitors "get something different and new from it, perhaps, even, they might leave with a different way of seeing the parish around them", Mr Franklin added.Curator Staffan Overgaard said following the two previous talks by Mr Franklin at the Erin Arts Centre for Rushen Heritage Trust, which both had full attendance, the organisation now wanted to "bring the tales to an even wider audience".The display will run until 5 July, with the Heritage Centre open from 10:00 until 16:00 BST from Tuesday to Saturday. It will be followed by an exhibition on the history of mining and quarrying in Rushen, which will open on 8 July.
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