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Port St Mary
Port St Mary (Manx: Purt le Moirrey pronounced [poːrt lə ˈmɔrə] or Purt-noo-Moirrey pronounced [poːrt nə ˈmɔrə]) is a village district in the south-west of the Isle of Man. The village takes its name from the former Chapel of St Mary (Manx: Keeill Moirrey) which is thought to have overlooked Chapel Bay in the village. Its population is 1,953 according to the 2011 census. In the 19th century it was sometimes called Port-le-Murray.
The English version Port St Mary comes directly from the Manx version, originally purt kill Moirrey 'harbour of/by St Mary's church' most likely in reference to the former Chapel of St Mary. The vowel and lateral /l/ of kill was metathesized into le (documented as <port 'le Muire>) or alternatively it could have been borrowed from French le 'the'.
Port St Mary is located in the south-western part of the island, near Port Erin.
A railway station is just north of the village, one of the stops on the surviving section of the Isle of Man Railway between Douglas and Port Erin. Steam trains operate on the line several times a day during the summer season, and stop at Port St Mary. The village is served by Bus Vannin services to Port Erin, Castletown, Douglas and Onchan.
Once a fishing and trading port, the village is still popular with tourists and fishermen, especially during the summer. The inner harbour, with its pier created in 1812, [1] is tidal and dries out from half-tide. The outer harbour was created when the Alfred Pier got built in 1882, [2] is accessible at all tide states - unique amongst the Manx ports. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has a lifeboat and station in Port St Mary since 1896. The current lifeboat, the Gough Ritchie II, lies to a permanent floating mooring inside the outer breakwater.
The village is home to the Port St Mary Golf Links, the Island's sole 9-hole golf course, and also Scoill Phurt le Moirrey, a primary school opened in 1993–1994. The Isle of Man Yacht Club is also based at Port St Mary harbour.
Chapel Bay, a sandy beach in the upper[clarification needed] part of the village, is used for recreation and bathing in the summer months.
Port St Mary Town Hall is an imposing stone building situated on the village's Victorian promenade at the upper[clarification needed] end of the village and houses local government offices and a tourist information point, as well as the hall itself, which is used for performances and community gatherings and is available for private hire. The building is thought to stand on the site of the original Keeill Moirrey.
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Port St Mary
Port St Mary (Manx: Purt le Moirrey pronounced [poːrt lə ˈmɔrə] or Purt-noo-Moirrey pronounced [poːrt nə ˈmɔrə]) is a village district in the south-west of the Isle of Man. The village takes its name from the former Chapel of St Mary (Manx: Keeill Moirrey) which is thought to have overlooked Chapel Bay in the village. Its population is 1,953 according to the 2011 census. In the 19th century it was sometimes called Port-le-Murray.
The English version Port St Mary comes directly from the Manx version, originally purt kill Moirrey 'harbour of/by St Mary's church' most likely in reference to the former Chapel of St Mary. The vowel and lateral /l/ of kill was metathesized into le (documented as <port 'le Muire>) or alternatively it could have been borrowed from French le 'the'.
Port St Mary is located in the south-western part of the island, near Port Erin.
A railway station is just north of the village, one of the stops on the surviving section of the Isle of Man Railway between Douglas and Port Erin. Steam trains operate on the line several times a day during the summer season, and stop at Port St Mary. The village is served by Bus Vannin services to Port Erin, Castletown, Douglas and Onchan.
Once a fishing and trading port, the village is still popular with tourists and fishermen, especially during the summer. The inner harbour, with its pier created in 1812, [1] is tidal and dries out from half-tide. The outer harbour was created when the Alfred Pier got built in 1882, [2] is accessible at all tide states - unique amongst the Manx ports. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has a lifeboat and station in Port St Mary since 1896. The current lifeboat, the Gough Ritchie II, lies to a permanent floating mooring inside the outer breakwater.
The village is home to the Port St Mary Golf Links, the Island's sole 9-hole golf course, and also Scoill Phurt le Moirrey, a primary school opened in 1993–1994. The Isle of Man Yacht Club is also based at Port St Mary harbour.
Chapel Bay, a sandy beach in the upper[clarification needed] part of the village, is used for recreation and bathing in the summer months.
Port St Mary Town Hall is an imposing stone building situated on the village's Victorian promenade at the upper[clarification needed] end of the village and houses local government offices and a tourist information point, as well as the hall itself, which is used for performances and community gatherings and is available for private hire. The building is thought to stand on the site of the original Keeill Moirrey.
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