the mine

had its own reservoir and electric source. Home of IOM's worst mining disaster when 19 men walked in, not realizing carbon monoxide had been building up overnight and were killed. The mine disaster occured Monday 10 May 1897 at the Snaefell Lead Mine.

IOM Ramsey to Laxey to Snaefell to Douglas

June 19th 2017
Another great breakfast, another lovely walk into Peel (on the correct paths); this time took the bus to Ramsey, mostly along the coast, seeing another part of the Isle on the way north. Map (https://www.gov.im/media/1347429/isle-of-man-bus-map.pdf) Peel is on the West side of the Isle, on the coast. Douglas is pretty much a 9-mile drive East of Peel, on the other coast. Ramsey is North of ... read more

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Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language.... ... read more

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