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Overview
A dead infant, secretly buried near the ruined keeill at Lag-ny-Keilley, is followed by reports of a light and childlike crying heard by Dalby fishermen. The light moves from the shore toward the chapel and disappears. Fear keeps boats from fishing after sunset.
Illiam Quirk goes out to listen and sees a child holding a candle on the strand. Its Manx lament says it has no name. He throws water toward it and offers the Christian names Juan if a boy and Joanney if a girl. The crying and light cease permanently. The narrative makes naming resolve the apparition’s distress without fixing its sex or describing a predatory revenant.
Origins & earliest records
Sophia Morrison, Manx Fairy Tales (London: David Nutt, 1911), The Child Without a Name, pp. 34–37.
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Manx Fairy Tales: The Child Without a Name, pp. 34–37
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- Primary collected narrativeMorrison 1911: The Child Without a Name, pp. 34–37Research access: 2026-10-05
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