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Manx Loaghtan Sheep The Manx Loaghtan sheep is native to the Isle of Man. It is sometimes spelled as Loaghtyn or Loghtan. It is characterized by a dark brown wool and usually having four or occasionally six horns.

The Manx Loaghtan is descended from the primitive sheep once found throughout Scotland and the Hebrides and Shetland Islands. The word Loaghtan comes from the Manx words lugh dhoan which means mouse-brown and describes the colour of the sheep.

The breed is rare. It is small, with no wool on the face or legs. The face and the legs are a dark brown colour. Manx Loaghtan are horned with four horns being preferred but individuals are also found with two or six horns. The horns are generally small on the ewes but are larger and stronger on the males.

Loaghtan is farmed as a delicacy on the Isle of Man, with only two principal farms producing the meat. There is a large herd of sheep on the Calf of Man and access to the island was closed during the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic to protect the herd. However, the disease did not reach the Isle of Man.

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Relevant words in Manx Gaelic:

Sheep - keyrrey

Manx - Manninagh

Mouse-brown - lugh dhoan

Meat - foalley

Lamb - eayn

Six-horned - shey eairkagh

Loaghtan - loaghtan

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