Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man ...

Introduction. 17England. They are like^yise great enemies to the disordersas well civil as ecclesiastical, of their neighbour countries.'Camden says also, "Xo small stir was raised among theancients in deciding to which of the territories (England orIreland) they belonged. At last the difference Avas adjusted.As the venomous animals that were brought out from Englandfor experiments sake would live here, Man was generallythought to belong to Britain. Yet the inhabitants are verylike Irish, both in their speech and manners."' To explainthis allusion of Camden's it is necessary to remember that St.Patrick '' banished aU the varmin '' out of Ireland.In appearance the Manx folks unquestionably bear aresemblance to the Irish. The dark eyes and rich complexionsare of the Iberian tj^pe ;but the sedate, self-possessed manner,and calm, resolute bearing, have little in common with theimpulsiveness and vivacity commonly attributed to theIrish.