Claare ny Gael 11th August 2024

Claare Ny Gael - Manx Radio

American scholar W Y Evans Wentz visited the Island in 1909 when Sophia Morrison took him to meet people from whom he took evidence for his PhD thesis which he published in 1911 as 'The Fairy-Faith in the Celtic Countries'. We join him on his collecting trip.

Our party of friends have been intent on boarding a ship as soon as it arrives in Varna on the Black Sea so that they can arrange to destroy Count Dracula. But they still await the ship's arrival - shouldn't it be here by now? More from our translation into Manx of Bram Stoker's renowned story.

As nyn giaull, smooinaghtyn er ny Manninee ec Festival Interceltique de Lorient 'sy Vritaan 'sy chiaghtin shoh cheet -

RUTH KEGGIN & RACHEL HAIR - Vuddee veg

THE MOLLAG BAND - The hungry dragon

MEC LIR - Arrane oie vie

SCRAN marish Maeve Callister - Arrane y ven-vlieaun

BARRULE marish Jamie Smith - Illiam boght

BIRLINN JIARG - Flitter dance/Illiam y Thalhear

BARRULE marish Paul McKenna - The king of the sea

STAA - Illiam y Caine

MEC LIR - Chase the ace