Discover Isle Of Man: Europe’s Most Notorious Island? | 37 Fascinating Facts
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- Discover Isle of Man: Europe’s most notorious smuggling island and 37 more fascinating facts about this island.
Join us as we uncover the Isle of Man and immerse yourself in its rich culture, traditions, captivating history, breathtaking nature, hidden gems, way of life, rare wildlife, interesting cuisine habits, dangerous TT races, crazy laws, the island’s stunning scenery, geography and so much more.
This video is your passport to an unforgettable journey on the amazing Isle of Man, located in the Irish sea between Great Britain and Ireland.
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A friend was one of the last people to suffer the penalty of the birch for fighting. The penalty was stopped in 1973 but it took many years to be taken off the books.
They also forbid smoking for prisoners in their prison which is one of many reasons reason people don't like going there.
Our child minder was from the Isle of Man, she couldn't wait to leave as she claimed they were the nosiest people she'd ever met always wanting to know your business.
There is also an interest article in wiki about the WW2 internment camps for enemy aliens on the island.
It's a lovely place for a long weekend if you enjoy a pint or two or three or a week f you like a relaxing time sightseeing, but a week is long enough.
@@wjf0ne Interesting! That place is on my bucket list. Maybe not?
Fun fact. One of the Bee Gee's biggest hits was "Staying Alive". We're already down to one! 😀
I live in italy and have been on the island twice. Beautiful place with beautiful people.
I've lived in England for over 50 years but the Isle Of Man is still home and I get homesick regularly. I think the video could have given more information on the railways .2 Of the electric trams are the oldest working trams in the world and there are 3 different narrow gauge steam railways. Also the largest working water wheel in the world is in Laxey! Still a great and informative video ,thanks.
Nice to receive a comment from an actual Manx! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video and thanks for the suggestions :)
Lol don't forget Jerby Junk
..I think modern nations are missing a trick by not using water wheels connected to electric generators; the wheels don't need as much funnelled/channeled water for them as did old 'driving/shaft power' wheels for powering machinaries and mills, plus with modern needle or roller bearings too, than the old tallow greased plain bearings...
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Also Hurul Een.
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@@muhammedazgar274what on Earth are you talking about? They were already on Earth. The garden of Eden was on Earth. Also there was no devil in the story, just a snake.
I knew a young woman who was 2nd generation Manx. Spoke and translated 7 different languages. Smart, kind, and one of the most stunningly attractive human beings I had the privilege of knowing. I have always been curious about the Isle of Man and this video makes me more intrigued.
Interesting fact, the country flag was inspired by my ancestors. During the Celtic games, my male ancestors would compete naked. My tribe was known as the three legs. It's a burden we carry still today...
I went in the 90s so many times because my former husband had business there. Loved it! So different and unique for a Costa Rica citizen.
I haven't been myself yet. But everyone's experiences here encourage me to go and visit
Smuggling business?
The wallabies derived from escapees from the wildlife park and were not 'introduced' into the wild but have thrived (although rarely seen unless you know where to look). The picture of 'Spanish Head' with hotels or apartment buildings is not a picture from the Isle of Man, the real one is just a rocky cliff headland near The Sound. The Manx currency is the pound, and is equal to GBP, + English, Scottish and Northern Irish notes are widely accepted. There is a lot of Viking history and heritage and a lot of viking derived placenames, Laxey, Fleshwick, Foxdale Snaefell etc. and Tynwald. There are the remains of mine workings and The Great Laxey Wheel (built 1854, 72ft 6" dia, still working) which is the world's largest working water wheel which pumped water out of Laxey mines. Due to the maritime climate it never gets the extremes of temperature due to the sea around us. There are no snakes, deer, badgers, foxes, wolves, squirrels, moles, voles, otters, beavers, but we do have lots of choughs, hen harriers, peregrine falcons, ravens, seals and often dolphins and basking sharks. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI was founded by Sir William Hillary who lived in a house overlooking Douglas harbour.
I read that there are Irish stoats on the Isle of Man, the only other island apart from Ireland where they exist. Are there any other mammals on IoM?
@@royalmonocle1322we have polecats
@@littlemy1773 interesting, thanks! They're absent from Ireland
@@royalmonocle1322 it’s Ok cos you got all the foxes deer and badgers, we got wallabies instead!!🤣
I went to the lsle of Man from 1954 to 1960 inclusive to watch the TT races. The legends...Mike Hailwood.. Giacomo Agostini.. Phil Read... Bill Ivy.. and more. I took my BAD 650 Motorcycle. On "Black Thursday' the course was closed and the public allowed too ride the course... No speed limit.... great stuff!! Fabulous historical places to visit. Brings back many memories. 👌
Thanks for sharing!
I am from Ireland but i used to love going to the IOM every year for the TT race the ladies and Craic
The craic was 90
Ha! The shot of Spanish Head is actually of the Inn at Spanish Head on the Oregon Coast!!! That said, this is otherwise a good overview of the island. My wife's grandfather was from there and was very proud of his Manx heritage. We've visited a couple of times and are hoping to make another trip there in 2024.
Thanks for the feedback and the compliment!
Was just coming in to point that out. I live in that town.
I lived there for 17 years I loved it, and the people.
Great!
Visited there as a teenager some 50 years ago... would love to go back.
Seems like such an interesting island!
A truly beautiful place and one to return to on a regular basis.
Have you been there? :)
Yes, last year for first time. Planning on going back this year too to see more of the glens. Loved the electric trams, horse drawn and the steam railway to Port Erin. The TT is now on my list as well including some scuba diving.
You never even mentioned Laxey Wheel, the largest water wheel in the world, or the strong Viking history
The happiest part of my childhood was spent here. My family lived in Ramsey in a house called Albertville which faced a view of a wooded hill with the Albert tower on the top.
Ramsey seems so picturesque!
My wife and I years ago had a Manx cat and they are truly special. It could jump upon an upper door ledge from a sitting position and mine would just hang a bit and jump down. It also would get this crazy eyed look and go running across the walls in our apt. Quite a nutty but lovable cat. Loved to chase long tail as well.
Sounds very lovable!
You had a Manx cat..............
Thank you for that video….as a Manx man living in Africa it was very enjoyable!
Thanks, this means a lot!!
Beautiful place indeed! I had an opportunity to visit the island in 1981 during my term break at the University of Manchester.
That's awesome
Went there in 1965 for week long scooter rally. Drove the TT course as part of the rally competitions for the scooter rally. Have photos of myself on the course. So many things in the video I didn’t know about the island.
Wow that's amazing. Such a long time ago!
Glad you enjoyed the video
As a proud manxman i feel i have to make you aware of a few things you got slightly wrong Firstly the point you referred to as point of airie is pronounced point of air.
Secondly the photo you show as spanish head is not a photo of anywhere on the island.
Third the wallabies were not introduced in the 19th century but escapees from our wild life park in the 1960s and a further 10 escaped in 1989.
Fourth we do have speed limits on most of our roads the only place we do not have speed limits is where the national speed limit signs are displayed.
Fifth The TT races started in 1905 as a car race that in 1907 became a motorbike race.
Thanks manxman for making us aware of these, your comment is very valuable and helps us understand the Isle of Man better 😁
Quite a few mispronunciations. The last I picked up was the name Hassell.
Also, the pic of Spanish Head is of Spanish Head, Oregon, USA.
On a lighter note, those Wallabies should give the Isle of Man a good rugby team. 😎
Hahah :)
Probably getting mixed up with Inchconnachan, which is Wallaby island since the Countess of Arran introduced them there.
The Sound is not the Southern Tip - that is at Langness.
My great grandfather was born there but moved his family to British Columbia. My brother and I found his grave in Vancouver with no headstone. My brother Philip had a headstone placed on his grave last year. I had them save me some dirt from his grave. In a week or so I’m going to travel to Alert Bay where my great grandmother is burred and put that dirt on her grave. I then will collect some dirt from her grave and place it on Grandpa Dakin’s grave. It might not mean anything to anyone else but me. I read Grandpa Dakin was very proud of being Manx and attended meetings in Vancouver with other people from the Is. Of Man. Apparently he had five sons with his first wife but after she died he married my great grandmother. My grandmother then is/was Manx. I guess I have DNA that is strongly Manx. I live on Vancouver Island.
Thanks for sharing your story
Thank u for a marvelous exposition on 36 other gems I didn't know about the IOM...other than the 'Tourist Trophy!' 🤣🤣
Haha more than welcome!😂😂😂
Very insightful video. Shall make it a point to visit this Amazing Isle in the not too distant future. God Willing. many tks for this podcast!
You are welcome, enjoy your trip!
Thank you for sharing this video and history of this island.
You are very welcome!
There are many hillsides throughout the world where an optical illusion makes it look as if cars can roll uphill, for instance:- the Electric Brae, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, the Magnetic Hill in the north-west area of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
There are a coupke of them here in Washington state USA also. 😊
There's one in Florida, USA, too.
@@raymocopo7340 Florida has a hill?
@@johnmarshall6702 If you look sideways in just the right light, it almost looks like a hill:)
I’ve just added this wonderful place to my bucket list. I would love to see the TT and casually ride all over the island.
Awesome! Enjoy
I have been twice to the isle of man for the TT race ..... You need to book a year in advance
You could add another 37 fascinating facts about this island : ) Thank you
Thank you, we will! :)
Very Interesting. My father in law had parents from the Isle of Man. He was certainly Irish. quite a fellow. I enjoyed this.
Great! Glad you enjoyed it
Reminds of the wonderful landscape along the beautiful Missouri River of South Dakota. I'm a Dakota an Lakota sioux Indian warrior of Irish descent. Have a great fabulous wonderful day.
Sounds wonderful, thanks for your comment!
I have loved the idea of living on the Isle of man all my life ( or Southport ,where I did live for 10 wonderful years ) I almost made it in retirement, had several holidays, crossing from Liverpool,BUT in the end ,having lived and worked in Brabant (NL) for over 30yrs it was the weather that sent me to Portugal ( another place with Celtic roots) Still remember it with a deep fondness
Thanks for sharing!
Honestly if I wasn't committed to living in the Philippines in the next 6 months I would definitely go to the Isle of Man for me it's just a perfect place after seeing the video and everything I studied about Irish and Scottish culture and my grandmother on my father's side is was born in Killarney Ireland, but I am definitely going to visit now
As a content creator this means a lot to me. Thanks a lot!
Hi! I currently live in the Philippines and I'm looking for help for more information about Isle of Man as I am planning to get there and work or something, I hope to speak with you about it if it wouldn't be a bother to you. Thank you so much and bless your plans/commitments! :)
Sure! What do you need to know? Perhaps I know the answer or maybe even better: a local from the Isle of Man!
@@all-about-europe that's so great and just in case you need to know as well some things Philippines-y maybe i can help out since i'm a local here :) i was wondering is the immigration there strict, and what process specifically can i do to get employment there, maybe you know some employers, stuff like that :)
Wonderful! I plan a visit since quite a time. Now I'm sure that I will go soon!
Thank the gods that this vid was ‘uncensored’. Well played, Man.
Hahah, thanks ;)
Fascinating video ,as en ex britisher i did not know much alout the island except for the TT races .
Thank you!
beautiful place and so friendly xxx
Good information provided!
This place just landed on my To Do list.
Amazing! Let us know when you will visit 😄
Seems to have a part of my soul. Hope to bum around on the Isle of Man soon.
The six-horned sheep were news to me among the other interesting facts about IOM. thanks for the info.
You are welcome
Very interesting facts! im due to plan a visit to IOM for the first time , and quite look forward to it!
wow great! when will you go there?
This weekend!@@all-about-europe
Being very knowledgeable about European history ( lived in Europe for 10 years) & geography I was amazed by the fact that I had known nothing about the Isle of Man except is a good tax shelter and the motorcycle race- that's it! Just subscribe.
Thanks, this is a big compliment.
Thank you for a very informative video. When I was a young soldier I spent some years at a training school learning a trade and one of the students in my intake was from the Isle of Man. That was the first I knew of the island. I always intended to visit but never have .
A true beauty place . I really want to be there.❤
As a Manx man I just wanted to say Your facts are so on point great research what a good video ❤
Thanks so much! That's the biggest compliment we can get from a local ❤️
outstanding!
Good review 👍
A true beauty place . I really want to be there.
I want to come Visit. The TT really makes me smile : )
Let us know when you visited the island
I love the TT at the Isle Of Man.
So do I!
A unique manufacture we trade with there in the Isle of Man "Wetcovers" always a pleasure doing business with after all the years.
It is truly a beutiful place .l have been several times and one of my favourites is the laxsy wheel.
You are blessed!
Thanks that’s really interesting
Glad you think so!
Europe’s Most Notorious Island??? You must have been sniffing glue!!!
It's a beautiful place 😊
Have you been there? 😁
@@all-about-europe know what about you. I'd like to go there as I am Half-Irish.
Very interesting!
I only knew it for it's bad ass motorcycle race.
Happy you enjoyed it!
I’m from there I miss it so much my name is Patrick Patterson and now I live in Hamilton Ontario Canada
I have worked their twice and I Love the Island I would happily retire their.
have seen a few of these videos but can't figure out why they are called uncensored? never saw anything out of the ordinary
I try to show everything also things that may seem extraordinary/shock some people :)
OLD NORMAN WISDOM lived There too !!!😀😁g
Hehe!
Could have given more info on the Vikings and the settlements on the island!👍
We may do so if we make another video about this interesting island
When I was in Norway I found a road like the one in this video. I didn't say anything to my buddies. I let one of them drive the rental car. About half way "down the hill" I had him stop had him take the car of gear. When he released the brakes we started rolling up the "hill"!
There's a Magnetic Hill in New Brunswick Canada too. I'm wondering how many others there are out there.
There's one in Lake Wales Florida USA called Spook Hill. I went to the elementary school located on that road in 1965. The school was called Spook Hill elementary school.
A wonderfully informative video of a fascinating island - but, PLEASE, it it is not Point of Airy , it is Point of "air"! I have visited the island on and off for over 70 years but never actually associated it with smuggling. I thought more of the coves and Devon and Cornwall as smugglibg havens. Ilearn something new every day. Thank you.
You are welcome, glad you enjoyed
Sorry for the tiny mistake :)
You mentioned about the Tram transport but nothing about the steam railway which has been there since 1870 and still in use.
I've been wanting to visit the Isle of Man ever since I found out about the cat sanctuary located there. It's too bad that it wasn't mentioned in this video.
sorry too many cool places
Sanctuary for Manx cats has long gone
@@debbietaylor9750There is,however, the Mann Cat sanctuary at Santon, but it’s not exclusive to Manx moggies!
Just recently acquired a Isle of Man flag for my collection. I'm really into geography and learning about different parts of the world. If I can realistically fit in into my travel budget, I really want to include Isle of man. There's a ferry from Liverpool and another from Belfast. Yeah, faster by plane but I like the boat and the anticipation of landfall.
Love the idea of the beejees being mink
Used to belong to Scotland in the 11th century as a gift from the Vikings ❤
❤️ Its a true gift
Hmmm, my Galloway Scotland ancestors used to stage cattle raids on Man to the extent that there are old children’s rhymes that mention some by name!
Interesting..!
My grandparents took me there when young in the 60s i remember storys of witches on the island.
Wow such a long time ago. Great it brings back memories !😃
@@all-about-europe Yes nice what i can remember it was my 1st time flying also in an old propeller plane interesting fact about the Bee Gee's👍
Slight correction. B Gees moved to Manchester first for a few years, then emigrated to Australia that is why they still spoke with a English accent. Andy spoke with a Aussie accent
Whoops! Thhe image at 4.45 is actually the Inn at Spanish Head, Lincoln City, Oregon USA - 5,500 miles away.
A true beauty place . I really want to be there.❤😅
I am really glad that you are bringing attention to the Island, unfortunately the pronunciation of Manx names is off and it grates on the ears.
Thank you! and sorry :)
It's a Tragedy that only one of the Bee Gees is left. It's a surprise to learn they're Manx.
Yes was a surprise for me as well!
Yeah they had trouble Stayin' Alive...............
Great video😋
Thank you! :)
Got to see the island from Aberystwyth in Wales. Did not get to visit the island itself.
I watched the 1966 soccer World Cup (which of course England won) in a pub overlooking Douglas. Unfortunately can't make it to watch the Lionesses achieve the double. 😄
Mm before retiring from Fin Services, I was offered a posting to the IOM. Declined it: too cold and wet. Sadly I was never offered one to either Jersey or Guernsey: much more sunny and warm..!
I want to live there purely to watch the TT every year lol
"Maurice" in the UK (& Isle of Man) is pronounced "Morris".
Your Spanish Head image must be a photo from some Spanish Beach - I live about 2 miles from the Head, and it's a rocky outcrop, covered in gorse and grass - no buildings whatsoever. It's very close to the Sound and Calf of Man.
The photo of Spanish Head in the video is erroneous. It's from somewhere on the Spanish costas, there is no hotel on Spanish Head.
My father, an Italian immigrant living in London, was imprisoned there during WWII. I would like to visit this Internment Camp. Where was it located, exactly?
More notorious than Sicily? Er, no.
Haha
You silly little Sicilian
Sicily really 2 completely different, Sicily is mixed European and Arabic Muslim moors from Morocco who invaded n took control
@@HeatherGarcia-di9sewhat? Sicily is where all the notorious mob come from. What are you talking about?
In facf i didnt even know this island excisted
Hey! Where was the green eyed redhead in the thumbnail? 😁
Tail less cats? Have had three of them! Didn't know anything about the breed when we had our first one; we went looking for a Manx when we got our current two.
Yes so interesting, isn't it?
I live on the IOM near Bradda Head. 🤩
you are so lucky!
I once took part in a beer drinking contest on Ellan Vannan.
Thanks, All About Europe.
You are welcome!
Been spendin' most our lives, livin' in the smugglers' paradise!
Tell me why are we too blind to see....!
My genealogy mom track both sides of our family back to the island . Back during the rule of Charlemagne and William the Conqueror. Time to visit the old country.
Wooow so interesting!
Me too!! Oh! And perhaps many thousands of others. It was really interesting doing the research though.
Laxey wheel, the biggest water wheel in the world!
Crazy huh?!
I'm interested in the vampire grave covered with steaks. Are they T-bone, ribeye, sirloin, or another variety? ;)
Hahah
You can see the curvature of the Earth from top of that hill.
Home of the Kingmakers....the Stanleys'...Earls of Derby.
King Henry VII was their first "made" King.
5:05 The currency of the Isle of Man is the Isle of Man Pound (IMP), not the "manx". It has parity with the UK pound (1 IMP = 1 GBP).
Thanks for the correction
Yes but few people in GB will take
Manx currency in any transaction. One has to go to a bank to change them. Same applies to Jersey or Guernsey notes. And tho in the UK, NI local sterling notes are rarely accepted in GB also.
Where was the internment camp? There was one at Knockaloe at Patrick near Peel, and also many towns all over the island were partly turned into internment camps. There is a book called “Island of Barbed Wire” which you could probably get off the internet.
The wallabies would revel in that climate - not dissimilar to Tasmania in Winter. minus the Summer heat that finds it's way down to the Apple Isle. I have no idea if they are regarded as an introduced species by the Manx - it's easy for newcomers to become pests over that time period. but here in Oz they are much loved for their temperament compared to the larger kangaroo species. Thanks for the video.
I've heard of a song entitled " Has body seen Molly ." In one verse it identifies Molly as being from The Isle of Man . Has anyone else heard of it ?
No I haven't
It's not about "Molly", the name in the song is Kelly. It goes:
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
K, E, double L, Y
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Kelly from the Isle of Man.
@@robertfoulkes1832 Thank you so much !!!!! You are so kind to take time out of your busy day to help me . I want my grandson to have it right .
@@gus2600 no problem. If you Google the opening line, you'll get links to a Wikipedia article and recordings of the song.
Alright you gave a good hook image. This had better be good.
Not bad good vid!
thank you!
Any trees on IOM? Didn’t see any in the vid.
yes there are plenty of trees, fun fact: on the Faroe Islands (our other video there aren't) but on IOM there are plenty. The Manx Wildlife Trust has a Manx Native Tree List
Currently I live here