Ramsey
Taking position as second largest town on the Isle of Man. You will
find quite a lot on the busy shopping street. There is a harbour
still in daily use and a beach for the sun seekers, as Ramsey
boasts the most sunny spot on the island.
Ramsey, capital of the north, is the main town in the north and is known
as the island's agriculture town. Named by the Norse as 'Wild Garlic River'
due to settlements nearby where wild garlic grows in abundance. In the past
its harbours saw the shipping of livestock and seed, but that was not all
its harbour here saw. It also
saw the start of many invasions upon its shores. Most notable
in 1079 with King Orry and then in 1313 with Robert the Bruce. Being the
most convenient harbour to England, Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia, Ramsey
saw a fair few armies just passing through on their way to somewhere else.
In 1865, Ramsey became a town and at that time was at the forefront of
ship building, being the first shipyard to build an oil tanker known as
'The Jane'. Within the same year Ramsey shipyard also built the Euterpe
or 'Star of India', which today moors at a floating museum in San Diego.
The town is also known as Royal Ramsey, due to a couple of royal visits.
One in 1847,
by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and later in 1907 by King Edward VII
and Queen Alaxandra.
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Monday 15 March 2010 |
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Ramsey Music Society. Karim Said (Piano Recital) at Ramsey Grammar School at 7.45pm. Ramsey Grammar School, Ramsey. |
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Friday 19 March 2010 - Saturday 20 March 2010 |
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3 Legs of Mann Classic Car Trial. THREE LEGS OF MANN CLASSIC CAR TRIAL 19TH & 20TH MAR. 2010 There are over 60 cars of the 50's, 60's.& 70's period taking part in the above event which will test the crews Navigational skills all over the Island on both days with Special Driving Tests at various locations. The best places to see the cars is as follows: Douglas Loch Promenade 08:30 to 09:30 on Friday 19th Ramsey Mooragh Promenade 19:30 to 21:30 on Friday 19th Ramsey mooragh Promenade 10:30 to 11:30 on Saturday 20th Douglas Loch Promenade 15:15 to 16:15 on Saturday 20th. |
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Saturday 03 April 2010 |
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Manx Mountain Marathon. A 31 mile Fell Race that starts in Ramsey and finishes in Port Erin visiting 11 of the Islands highest peaks on the way. Contact: Richie Stevenson, 01624 835810. http://www.manxfellrunners.org. |
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| Event information supplied by the Isle of Man Department of Tourism & Leisure (01624 686766) |
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