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Manx Radio's weekly programme looking at Manx life from a different angle, exploring the historical, social, linguistic and academic issues.
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Bob Carswell delivers a weekly programme of great Manx Gaelic broadcasting and entertainment.
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A look back at a week of Manx Gaelic programmes.
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If you’re interested in Island history, if you can’t resist a good story, and if you like meeting great characters, then you’ll love everything in The Archive Room! Real stories, told by the people who were there - using Manx Radio archive recordings to explore every aspect of Island life in years gone by.
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In this podcast, we talk about lots of different aspects of Celtic Studies, and about the Celtic languages and cultures. Our different guests discuss their interests, passions and projects in English, Irish, Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, or Breton. We hope you enjoy! You can contact us & learn more on Twitter (@CelticStudents) & Facebook. We also have a blog that you can visit at celticstudents.blogspot.com For information on our annual conference, follow us on our social media platforms. Fi ...
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Manx language rambling with Phil Gawne, Adrian Cain and guests - everything from planting spuds to reaching for the stars. - Ta Phillie, Ade as caarjyn rouail mygeayrt y Theihll as yn Tuinney loayrt mychione red erbee ta shin cheet er. Gaelg aboo!
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In Maughold and Ramsey with William Gell, led by his 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen, there's some Hall Caine, Royal Ramsey, and the dashed hope of a Lieutenant-Governor. The Manx translation of Grimm's Fairy Tales again leads into strange goings on. Nothing strange about the music, though, with a selection from sounds from the Celtic nations.…
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William Gell celebrates writer Hall Caine in his 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen, written whilst Hall Caine was an MHK. In the Manx part of the bilingual programme, it's more from Grimm's Fairy Tales. There's also a dusting of music of various genres from the Celtic countries.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 11ed Mee Voaldyn - 2025 - May 11th
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Caa dy chlashtyn reesht meeryn 'sy Ghaelg ass 'Shiaght Laa', cooishyn Daniel Quayle ass 'Kiaull as Cooish', as paart jeh skeeal ferrish ny Braaraghyn Grimm ass 'Claare ny Gael'. An opportunity to hear again pieces in Manx from 'Shiaght Laa', Daniel Quayle's cooishyn from 'Kiaull as Cooish', and part of a fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm from 'Claar…
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The (Re)Creating Stories Conference with Dr. Nina Cnockaert-Gillou
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In this episode, Manus Ó hEochaidh speaks to Dr. Nina Cnockaert-Guillou about the upcoming (Re)Creating Stories conference, which will be held in the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies on the 23rd and 24th of May. This conference will focus on rewritings and adaptations of Old and Middle Irish narratives in Early Modern and Modern Irish and Gael…
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Chloe Woolley of Culture Vannin tells of a recording of a suite of 19 Manx songs and tunes recorded recently in Georgia, USA, and available on the Culture Vannin website, Alex Brindley talks about the Groudle Glen Railways diesel and battery electric locomotives, and for the birthday of Hall Caine (14th May 1853), James Franklin of Culture Vannin t…
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Musically there's a celebration of Boaldyn, the Maytide. William Gell's poem, Mannin Veg Veen, brings a focus on Maughold man, Sir Mark Cubbon, and his connection with Mysore in India. The Manx thread brings a translation into Manx of part of a fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 4oo Mee Voaldyn - 2025 - May 4th
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Ta meeryn cheet er Oie Voaldyn as Laa Boaldyn as obbyr Treisht Bea-Feie Vannin ass 'Shiaght Laa', as ass 'Claare ny Gael' ta chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg veih ny Braaraghyn Grimm. There are pieces referring to May Eve and May Day and the work of the Manx Wildlife Trust from 'Shiaght Laa', and from 'Claare ny Gael' there's a translation into Manx from the B…
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Manx Wildlife Trust's Community Ranger and Head of Engagement, Graham Makepeace-Warne talk about forthcoming opportunities to engage with nature. Oie Voaldyn and Laa Boaldyn are the Manx celebrations of May Eve and May Day, and there's an opportunity to find out a bit more about them, and Cathy Clucas tells us about the Oie Voaldyn to be held in Pe…
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With a sprinkling of music from the Celtic countries, we follow William Gell as he leads northward from Laxey, round the Dhoon and onto Maughold. A Manx translation of Grimm's fairy tales leads us to some decidedly strange places and goings on.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 27oo Mee Averil - 2025 - April 27th
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Lurg meer ass 'Shiaght Laa', she Daniel Quayle t'ayn lesh 'Kiaull as Cooish'. Ta Phil Gawne aa-loayrt paart dy arrane ayns 'Goll as Gaccan' as ta chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg jeh Skeealyn Ferrish Grimm ayns 'Claare ny Gael'. After a piece from T'Shiaght Laa', it's Daniel Quayle with 'Kiaull as Cooish'.Phil Gawne recites some lyrics in 'Goll as Gaccan' and …
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The Manx duo, Thurrick (Sue Harrison and Rob Middleton) are taking part in the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland, and we hear Sue's song, Kirree Veg. Manx Wildlife Week runs from Saturday 26th April to Saturday 3rd May, and we hear about events from Manx Wildlife Trust's Community Ranger, Hannah Philips. We also hear about the Guild and a illustrated …
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From All Saints, the parish church of Kirk Lonan from 1834 to 2014, William Gell's 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen : A Poetical Sketch of the Isle of Man, leads down into the Laxey valley and the village itself. There's also a translation into Manx of another of Grimms' fairy tales. Running throughout, there's an eclectic mix of music from the Celtic na…
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 20oo Mee Averil - 2025 - April 20th
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Ta Maralyn Crellin chebbal 'Shiaght Laa' as ta shin clashtyn Daniel Quayle ayns 'Kiaull as Cooish'. Veih 'Goll as Gaccan' ta shin clashtyn y cor, Un Choraa, as ta skeeal ferrish Grimm ry chlashtyn veih 'Claare ny Gael'. Maralyn Crellin presents 'Shiaght Laa' and we hear Daniel Quayle in 'Kiaull as Cooish'. From 'Goll as Gaccan' we hear the choir, U…
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Maralyn Crellin hosts a look at Manx Easter traditions and sayings. Manx National Heritage has Easter activities at its sites, and Julian Power reminds us of the Meadowside Choral Society's Good Friday performance of Stainer's The Crucifixion. We look ahead to the Pan Celtic Festival with organising committee member, Nicola Tooms, and writer of thi…
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Garwick Glen was once a hugely popular tourist attraction, and, as William Gell's poem refers to it, it's an opportunity to see how it was in its heyday. From there it's up and over the lea to All Saint's, the former parish church of Kirk Lonan. The story in Manx is again from the tales of the Brothers Grimm. There's also a helping of music in a ra…
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 13oo Mee Averil - 2025 - April 13th
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Ta shin clashtyn 'Shiaght Laa' marish Fiona McArdle as ny cooishyn ass 'Kiaull as Cooish' marish Daniel Quayle, as ta shin clashtyn skeeal 'sy Ghaelg ass 'Claare ny Gael'. We hear 'Shiaght Laa' with Fiona McArdle and the conversational parts of 'Kiaull as Cooish' with Daniel Quayle, and we here a story in Manx from 'Claare ny Gael'.…
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Fiona McArdle is your host. The Island's highest cultural award has been made to Annie Kissack, Reih Bleeaney Vanannan. Meadowside Choral Society's musical director and conductor, Julian Power, talks of his role and of performances of John Stainer's The Crucifixion at 6.30pm on Palm Sunday in Mount Tabor Methodist Chapel, Port St Mary, and on Good …
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A major exhibition, Knox : Order and Beauty, opens at the Manx Museum in Douglas. We hear from curator, Katie King, and from Chris Hobdell of the Archibald Knox Forum about events associated with it in the Forum's Isle of Knox initiative. Chairman of the Shennaghys Jiu cultural festival, Juan Garrett, tells us this weekend's events.…
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We hear about the old days in Onchan village in the days of our poet, William Gell's, father, and the fiery but beloved vicar, Rev John Howard. In Manx we hear more from the Brothers Grimm. We also hear music and song from the Celtic countries throughout the programme.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 30oo Mee Vayrt - 2025 - March 30th
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Ta shin clashtyn Daniel Quayle ayns 'Kiaull as Cooish' as Phil Gawne ayns 'Goll as Gaccan', as ta meer elley ass skeeal ferrish ny Braaraghyn Grimm ayns 'Claare ny Gael'. We hear Daniel Quayle in 'Kiaull as Cooish' and Phil Gawne in 'Goll as Gaccan', and there's another excerpt from a fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm in 'Claare ny Gael.…
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - Happy 90th birthday to No Limit - and the scary end to the serial!
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As the George Formby classic film No Limit prepares to celebrate it's 90th birthday, we hear from people involved in making - and showing - it back in 1935 - and it's the final episode of our archive serial - The Little Dark Cupboard - spoiler alert - it's scary!!By Radio Manx Ltd
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There is a version in the Manx language of one of Grimm's fairy tales, and William Gell's 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen, takes us to his birthplace, Onchan. All with a selection of music from the Celtic countries.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 23ss Mee Vayrt - 2025 - March 23rd
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Ta meeryn ayns shoh ass 'Goll as Gaccan' as paart jeh skeeal 'sy Ghaelg ass 'Claare ny Gael'. There are excerpts here from 'Goll as Gaccan' and part of a story in Manx from'Claare ny Gael'.By Manx Radio
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - more fascinating true stories from the last century - and our archive serial is reaching a gripping finale!
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ETHEL GALE - aged 98 - is full of stories of life down North at the turn of the last century and LAURENCE KERMODE - breaking records by being the oldest person ever to win a class in The Guild when he was aged 100, talks about his early years and his start in the entertainment world. Plus the penultimate episode of our archive serial - The Little D…
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Our stories in Manx at present are from the collection of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. In his poem in English, William Gell tells of two men of the law who resided at Glencrutchery, and goes on to refer to nearby Bemahague. In between, a range of music from the Celtic countries.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 16oo Mee Vayrt - 2025 - March 16th
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Ta Daniel Quayle ry chlashtyn lesh ny cooishyn echey ass 'Kiaull as Cooish', as ayns 'Claare ny Gael' ta chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg jeh skeealyn ferrish va clouit ec Jacob as Wilhelm Grimm.By Manx Radio
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - Great stories from Stanley Karran and David & Terry go to the pictures!
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Stanley Karran, born in 1910, lived his whole life in Cregneash - so his fascinating stories are packed with gems of knowledge about the area - and David Callister and Terry Cringle go to the pictures, and chat with some of the cinema managers from the heyday of tourismBy Radio Manx Ltd
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A mix of music from the Celtic countries weaves its way between more from Mannin Veg Veen, the 1906 poem by Onchan man, William Gell, and our translation into Manx of the stories of the Brothers Grimm.By Manx Radio
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - Manx Radio in 1971, 4,000 Irish Sea crossings, and our serial takes a dark turn!
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David Callister talks with Cecil Mitchell, who was given an award after crossing the Irish Sea over 4,000 times on Steam Packet vessels, and Charles Kelly recalls the joys of the Douglas Picture Houses in the early 1900's - plus Episode 5 of 'The Little Dark Cupboard' and a chance to hear the sound of Manx Radio in 1971…
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 2ah Mee Vayrt - 2025 - March 2nd
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Meeryn ass daa chlaare y cheayrt shoh, lesh ny va Daniel Quayle dy ghra ayns 'Kiaull as Cooish', as chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg jeh skeealyn ferrish ny Braaraghyn Grimm ayns 'Claare ny Gael'. Pieces out of two programmes this time, with whath Daniel Quayle had to say in 'Kiaull as Cooish', and a translation into Manx of the fairy tales of the Brothers Gri…
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We have a range of music from the Celtic countries, whilst William Gell's poetic travels take us to Willaston to meet George Alfred Ring, then to Marathon in Victoria Road in Douglas, the home of Samuel Harris. Our story in Manx is from Grimm's Fairy Tales.By Manx Radio
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - with an auction, a ghost, a shop - and another episode of our archive serial!
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In THE ARCHIVE ROOM this week we visit an auction - all the worldly goods of Dr Alexander Cannon, and a haunted church - St Barnabas in Douglas, then go shopping in 1970's Ramsey - and we finish with another episode in our archive serial - The Little Dark Cupboard, first broadcast on Manx Radio exactly 50 years ago.…
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 23ss Toshiaght Arree - 2025 - February 23rd
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Ta shin clashtyn meeryn ass 'Kiaull as Cooish' marish Daniel Quayle, bit beg liorish Phil Gawne ass 'Goll as Gaccan' as chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg jeh skeealyn ferrish ny Braaraghyn Grimm ass 'Claare ny Gael'.By Manx Radio
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William Gell's 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen, has brought us to Cronkbourne and the Moore family, so we look at the family business and some family members. We have more from a Manx translation of Grimm's Fairy Tales. We also hear a variety of music from the Celtic countries.By Manx Radio
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - Dr Alexander Cannon - showman, or healer? And a new character emerges in Episode 3 of The Little Dark Cupboard
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Dr Alexander Cannon was a Doctor who also longed to be a magician. What happened in his private clinic and in his theatre is told by people who were there. Howard Simcocks talks about overcoming total blindness in the 1940's and there's Episode 3 of The Little Dark CupboardBy Radio Manx Ltd
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - where we meet Bill Dennard building an airport and Joan Speedie nursing before the NHS
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Bill Dennard was a young surveyor who came to the Island at the end of the 2nd World War, to start building the 4 runways for Ronaldsway Airport, and Joan Speedie remembers her life as a nurse at Nobles before the arrival of the NHS. Plus there's Episode 2 of The Archive Room serial - The Little Dark Cupboard…
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 16oo Toshiaght Arree - 2025 - February 16th
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Ta queig clareeyn Radio Vannin as meeryn 'sy Ghaelg ry chlashtyn ayndaue, agh cha nel agh kiare jeu goll kiart nish, as magh ass yn chiare jeu t'ayn ta shin clashtyn Daniel Quayle lesh cooishyn ass y chlaare echey, 'Kiaull as Cooish', as ta shin clashtyn meeryn jeh skeealyn ferrish ny Braaraghyn Grimm ayns chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg ass 'Claare ny Gael'.…
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William Gell's poem takes us to part of the Island's industrial archaeology. Our translation into Manx is from the collection of the Brothers Grimm. All with a mix of music from the Celtic nations.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 9oo Toshiaght Arree - 2025 - February 9th
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Ta shin clashtyn Daniel Quayle 'sy chlaare echey, 'Kiaull as Cooish', as paart elley jeh skeeal ass 'Claare ny Gael'. We hear Daniel Quayle in his programme, 'Kiaull as Cooish', and another part of a story from 'Claare ny Gael'.By Manx Radio
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William Gell's 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen, takes us to the Nunnery, Pulrose Mill, Kirby and Kirk Braddan. Our story in Manx is from the Brothers Grimm about a princess turned into a raven.By Manx Radio
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THE ARCHIVE ROOM - 3 formidable former MHK's - and the first episode of our new serial!
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90-year-old Kathleen Green remembers being footloose and fancy free in Dalby; Miss Jean Thornton-Duesbury reflects on life in Bishopscourt; Mrs Elspeth Quayle (MHK for Castletown from 1971 to 1981) and Miss Katherine Cowin (MHK for Douglas East from 1971 to 1976) reflect on their time in Government, and we've the first part of our new serial from t…
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In this bilingual programme, more of William Gell's 1906 poem in English, Mannin Veg Veen, and part of a translation into the Manx Gaelic of Grimm's Fairy Tales, with music and song from the Celtic countries.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 2ah Toshiaght Arree - 2025 - February 2nd
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Podcast as meeryn 'sy Ghaelg ayn ass 'Kiaull as Cooish' as 'Claare ny Gael' y cheayrt shoh. A podcast with pieces in the Manx Gaelic from 'Kiaull as Cooish' and 'Claare ny Gael' this time.By Manx Radio
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 26th January 2025
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Ta shin clashtyn paart dy raaghyn cochianglt rish yn earish ry heet, as faaishnys er shen veih'n earish er laghyn er-lheh cochianglt rish nooghyn, as ta shin clashtyn raaghyn elley jeh shenn chliaghtaghyn cochianglt rish yn eaillere neesht, as shen veih Phil Gawne ayns 'Goll as Gaccan'. Ayns 'Claare ny Gael' ta meer ass fer jeh ny skeealyn ferrish …
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Our poem from 1906 by Onchan man, William Gell, Mannin Veg Veen, has us spending time in Douglas, where he celebrates the work of Thomas Keig, who became the first Mayor of Douglas, then we go from the former grandees of the Castle Mona to the humble trippers, riding the horse trams, having donkey rides and enjoying dancing. We're working our way t…
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 19th January 2025
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Ta meeryn ass daa chlaare ry chlashtyn 'sy phodcast shoh y cheayrt shoh. Hoshiaght ta shin clashtyn Daniel Quayle as y chlaare echey, 'Kiaull as Cooish', as eisht ta shin clashtyn chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg jeh skeealyn ferrish ass chaglym ny Braaraghyn Grimm, as shinyn jeeaghyn er y lioar shen ayns 'Claare ny Gael'. There are pieces out of two programme…
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In surveying Douglas Bay, William Gell notes the Fort Anne and the Tower of Refuge as being associated with Sir William Hillary, then goes on to lament his neglected grave and the lack of honour to his name. Gell was writing in 1906, and thing have very much changed, particularly with the bicentenary of the RNLI in 2024 with its constant references…
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Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 12th January 2025
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'Sy phodcast shoh ta shin clashtyn meeryn 'sy Ghaelg ass shiartanse dy chlaareyn Radio Vannin, as y cheayrt shoh ta daa chlaare er-nyn-son. Hoshiaght ta shin clashtyn Daniel Quayle as ny cooishyn echey ayns 'Kiaull as Cooish', as eisht ta shin clashtyn 'Claare ny Gael', lesh meer elley jeh skeeal ayns chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg ass Skeealyn Ferrish ny Br…
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We're on the way southwards down the east coast with William Gell in his 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen : A Poetical Sketch of the Isle of Man. As he tells us, we'll be coming back to some of the places barely mentioned in this quick coastal tour which has made up Cantos I and II of his poem, with seven more to come. We arrive back in Douglas Bay now. …
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The 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen : A Poetical Sketch of the Isle of Man has brought us to the Point of Ayre, where William Gell admires the lighthouse, as he has elsewhere as he's conducted us round the coast. We set off down the east coast now and admire the work of Edward Corteen in building the main road from Glen Mona through to Minorca Hill, and…
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