Manx reminiscences of Miss Dora Brown

Creator(s): Brown, Dora

Scope & Content: The reminiscences describe a coastal walk from Maughold to Ballaglass Glen, accompanied by Miss Stowell and Willy Gill (W H Gill). Gill played some Manx tunes and some that he had composed himself. Dora describes a walk to see the bottle nosed whale washed up on the shore under Maughold Head. On the walk she describes finding a runic cross and letting P M C Kermode know its location. Further descriptions include walks to Laxey and Spooyrt Vane, a parish choir day out to Douglas, early memories of her mother and father, the Merchant of Venice acted out in a country school, a Manx railway accident and a walk to North Barrule with her father; also a description of a Manx tableau performed by Dora and Miss Graves from Peel (Miss Wood set it to music and sang). Notebook with handwritten entries accompanied by transcription (10 pages).

Administration / Biographical History: Dora Brown was one of poet T E Brown's daughters.

Language: English

Extent: 1 volume

Item name: memoirs

Collection: Manuscript Archive

Level: ITEM

ID number: MS 06124

Retrieval number: MD 148-214

Record class: Private

Access conditions: No regulations or restrictions are implemented on this material. Advance notification of a research visit is advisable by emailing library@mnh.gov.im

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