Ballacarnane: 500 years of Manx history

Stories of a Manx farm with 500 years of history: murder, fire, curses and more.

A tour of Ballacarnane in the parish of Michael, Isle of Man, uncovering some of the fascinating history and stories which lie all around such an old Manx farm passed down through the Cannell family for 100s of years.

This film of John Cannell in conversation with Katie Newton was filmed at Ballacarnane on 11 June 2018. Culture Vannin owes a great debt of gratitude to Mr Cannell for his generosity in allowing us to share these stories through this film.

Short extracts from the full film are als available below:

• Introduction

• The Curse of Ballacarnane Keeill

• Ballacarnane Keeill & Graveyard

• The Keeill font in the hedge

• U-Boats, Trenches & Shrapnel: The Cannell brothers in the First World War

• Defusing mines at the Point of Ayre

• The Press Gang Murder

• The history in Manx field names

• A house in a day: A loophole in ancient Manx laws

• Stones in the wall marked by generations of Manx farmers

• Memories of a fire in the cowhouse

• The wear of horses on the stable door

• Berk: Avoiding Dumbell's Bank Crash & the tree for breaking horses in

• The Berk tree for breaking horses in

• Building a road with gunpowder

• The carving of a Nickie on a cowhouse door

• Memories of Kerrowglass Chapel, Kirk Michael

• A conclusion to 500 Years of Manx History at Ballacarnane