Isle Of Man's Lonan Parish: History, Culture & Community

Lonan is a mountainous parish in the sheading of garff, on the east coast, between maughold and onchan ; Nearly four miles long from north to south, and about three in breadth from east. 2 days ago · when the island moved into english control and the land divided into parishes. One of the oldest churches on the isle of man, said to be where christianity first reached the manx shores. The parish of lonan (formerly called loman, from st lomanus, a nephew of st patrick) extends from port growdale to slieau ouyre, a distance of six miles, and from carnane bane, on the.