Gerald of Wales Quote

The Isle of Man…is equidistant from the north of Ireland and Britain. There was a great controversy in antiquity concerning the question, to which of the two countries should the island properly belong?…All agreed that since it allowed poisonous reptiles to live in it, it should belong to Britain.


The History and Topography of Ireland pt. 2, ch. 48


The Isle of Man…is equidistant from the north of Ireland and Britain. There was a great controversy in antiquity concerning the question, to which...

The Isle of Man…is equidistant from the north of Ireland and Britain. There was a great controversy in antiquity concerning the question, to which...

The Isle of Man…is equidistant from the north of Ireland and Britain. There was a great controversy in antiquity concerning the question, to which...

The Isle of Man…is equidistant from the north of Ireland and Britain. There was a great controversy in antiquity concerning the question, to which...