100% Cotton apron made exclusively for Manx National Heritage.  The design is a Manx saying from a collection by Edward Faragher of Cregneash and one of the last native Manx speakers.

“A Man has his own will, but a woman has her own way” with Manx translation “Ta yn aigney hene eck dooinney, agh ta y raad hene eck ben”. 

Edward Faragher, or Ned Beg Hom Ruy (“Little Ned, son of Red Tom), (1831-1908) was a farmer/fisherman of Cregneash and one of the last native Manx speakers.  He was also a writer and regarded as the village poet as well as having a rich store of Manx folklore.  You can find out more about Ned Beg by visiting Cregneash, the National Folk Museum – for more information see www.storyofmann.com.