History of the Isle of Man
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It is likely that the first Celts to inhabit the Island were Brythonic tribes from mainland Britain. The secular history of the Isle of Man during the Brythonic period remains mysterious. It is not known if the Romans ever made a landing on the island; if they did they certainly never conquered it. It has been speculated that the island may have become a haven for Druids and other refugees from Anglesey after the Sacking of Mona in 60AD. The best record of any event before the incursions of the Northmen is attributed to Báetán mac Cairill, king of Ulster, at the end of the 6th century (though some have thought this event may refer to Manau Gododdin between the Firths of Clyde and Forth). Even if the supposed conquest of the Menavian islands - Mann and Anglesey - by Edwin of Northumbria, in 616, did take place, it could not have led to any permanent results, for when the English were driven from the coasts of Cumberland and Lancashire, soon afterwards, they could not well have retained their hold on the island to the west of these coasts. One can speculate, however, that when Ecfrid's Northumbrians laid Ireland waste from Dublin to Drogheda in 684, they temporarily occupied Mann.
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- Related: King of Mann and the Isles, King of Mann, Lord of Mann, Act of Settlement 1703, Governor of the Isle of Man, Wimund
| The Story of Mann The Story of Mann www.gov.im/mnh/heritage/story/storyofmann.xml - Web |
| Isle of Man Genealogy Isle of Man Genealogy www.isleofman.com/Community/Genealogy/Genealogy.aspx - Web |
| the manx notebook the manx notebook www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/ - Web |
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