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	Isle of Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The vast majority of the members of the House of Keys are non-partisan (19), with two representatives from the Manx Labour Party and three from the Alliance for Progressive Government.
		The six sheadings are Ayre, Glenfaba, Garff, Michael, Rushen and Middle.
		The term 'sheading' is thought to be a Norse word for 'ship division'; each district was believed to be responsible for producing a certain number of warships.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isle_of_Man (1799 words)

	Annals of the 9 Realms: Glossary
		A sheading of the Shean Commonality, the first to be settled.
		Sheadings, but were not permitted to leave the King’s Highways unless requested, or by special warrant.
		The westmost sheading of the Commonality, and second to be settled by a group led by Madwin Garland.
	www.dreamwater.org /9realms/glossary/glossnew.html (3726 words)

	House of Keys. Who is House of Keys? What is House of Keys? Where is House of Keys? Definition of House of Keys. ...
		Those over the age of eighteen may vote, while one must be at least twenty-one years old and a resident of the Island for three years to be elected.
		There are fifteen constituencies, known as sheadings, two of which choose three MHKs each, five choose two MHKs each, and eight choose one MHK each.
		The term of the House of Keys is normally five years, but provisions exist for dissolution before the expiration of the term.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/House_of_Keys (253 words)

	Isle of Man
		The origin of the word sheading and the date at which it came into use are obscure and still the subject of debate.
		The sheadings are grouped into two divisions known as the North Side and the South Side.
		The North Side consisted of the sheadings of Glenfaba, Michael and Ayre, the South Side of the sheadings of Garff, Middle and Rushen.
	www.lawsons.ca /isleoman/iom_003.html (887 words)

	Manx Parishes - Introduction+Index
		The first map to (partially) indicate sheading boundaries was that by King of 1644.
		Parish boundaries were indicated, in a confused manner, on the first printed map of the Island, by John Speed, in 1605/11 and on most since.
		The role of the sheading, parish and farm boundary in forming the basis of the Derby Lords' rent collection preserved the system from the 1420's.
	www.isle-of-man.com /manxnotebook/parishes/parishes.htm (2177 words)

	MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona) - Online Information article about MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)
		Chief Political Divisions and Towns.-The island is divided into six sheadings (so named from the Scandinavian sketa-ping, or ship-district), called Glenfaba, Middle, Rushen, Garff, Ayre and Michael, each of which has its officer, the coroner, whose functions are similar to those of a sheriff ; and there are seventeen parishes.
		Each of the six sheadings elects three members; the towns of Castletown, Peel and Ramsey one each, and Douglas five.
		There is no property qualification required of the members, and the house sits for five years unless previously dissolved by the lieutenant-governor.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MAL_MAR/MAN_ISLE_OF_anc_Mona_.html (6605 words)

	House of Keys Article, HouseKeys Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Those over the age of eighteen may vote, while one must be atleast twenty-one years old and a resident of the Island for three years to be elected.
		There are fifteen constituencies, based on the sheadings, two of which choose three MHKs each,five choose two MHKs each, and eight choose one MHK each.
		The term of the House of Keys is normally fixed at five years, butprovisions exist for dissolution before the expiration of the term.
	www.anoca.org /council/vote/house_of_keys.html (424 words)

	The Qualtrough Family - Grass Roots Page 6
		Rushen's boundaries are Glenfaba Sheading to the north, Middle Sheading to the east with the sea the boundary south and west.
		(Sheading, believed derived from the pre-Norse Gaelic or six, was an administrative term, the island being apportioned into six sections for governing.
		As well as sheadings, the island was sectioned into 17 parishes, each having a patron saint from which it got its name.)
	www.qualtrough.org /grass-roots6.htm (520 words)

	Chasing Alexander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Celtic society was tribal in nature, and the land originally belonged to the tribe.
		The Island's six "Sheadings" probably corresponded originally to the chief tribal units, according to RH Kinvig in The Isle of Man, although the name came later during the Viking era, along with the division of the Sheadings into Parishes.
		But in 1430 there was an election in which "all the commons" chose six men from each Sheading to represent them, and out of the 36, there were 24 selected (by the King?) as Keys.
	www.digiville.com /alexander/02MacAlexOfMichael.htm (3132 words)

	Sheadings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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		A sheading is any of the six administrative districts into which the Isle of Man is divided.
		A person may fulful the role for multiple sheadings at the same time.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/Sheadings (124 words)

	YLM 3 p106/8 - Breweries in the Isle of Man in the XIVIth Century (Quine)
		The great Rent Roll of the Island (1511—1515), gives us a list of the persons who had licences to brew in the various parts of the Island for the current year, viz., in the three south-eastern sheadings in 1511, and in the three north-western sheadings in 1515.
		(ix.) The total rents of the several Parishes and Sheadings, and the total of the Island itself, is as follows
		The total revenue from licences to brew ale amounted to £ 4 1s 5d.
	www.isle-of-man.com /manxnotebook/iomnhas/lm3p106.htm (496 words)

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		The island has several large deep water harbours capable of taking large ships, and a small airport.
		The island is divided into six "Sheadings" for administrative purposes.
		The nation is correctly referred to as Mann, and the island as the Isle of Man, but this is by no means generally followed.
	www.drgnscl.com /wwrules9.html (1229 words)

	Isle of Man Property Owners 1867 : Index of James Wood's Atlas & Gazetter in the Isle of Man as at 1867
		The Isle of Man's historical land divisions are:
		There are six Sheadings distributed among 17 parishes.
		The boundaries of these derive mainly from the crest of the central mountain range and run outward to the sea.
	www.freewebs.com /woodsatlas1867/introduction.htm (838 words)

	cgiComments 2.0 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		BlueDragon: Great now I have a mouse and a cat on my head...
		You could make a tiny wig from their sheadings if they mess it up too much.
		BlueDragon: Carefully picks up the little Mouse and the Tiny Kitty. If you two are going to play, you can't be on my head sorry...
	www.elflife.com /cgi-bin/comments/cgitagboard.cgi?blog_id=51220041219 (7076 words)

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