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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.
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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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| Dates: |
Monday 12 May 2008 |
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An evening of clairvoyance with Joe Power at the Centenary Centre Peel. Starting at 8pm, Tickets £10.00 Avalable from Celtic Gold Peel,Shakti Man Ramsey and Peter Norris Music Douglas. Centenary Centre, Atholl Street, Peel. |
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Thursday 15 May 2008 - Sunday 18 May 2008 |
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The Ramsey Angling Festival includes a series of beach fishing competitions held over the weekend. The event also includes the Penn Sea League competition. There is prize money for the top ten! The event is competitive yet the participants have a great time socialising. Ramsey Bay, Ramsey. Tel: 01624 812279. |
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Friday 23 May 2008 |
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David Allen's University Of Errors. Daevid Allen's University of Errors. An evening of psychedelic rock. At the Centenery Centre Peel. Tickets £12.50 Available from Celtic Gold Peel, Peter Norris Douglas and Shakti Man Ramsey. Centenary Centre, Peel. |
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Event information supplied by the Isle of Man Department of Tourism & Leisure (01624 686766) |
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