'Know Your Parish' talk by John Quilliam about Braddan
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Date(s): after 1967 and before 1979
Scope & Content: John Quilliam talks it being the longest of the parishes; describes its boundaries and explains that it is in the sheading of Middle. He talks about how the parish got its name; runes found in the cemetery of the old Kirk Braddan; the name of the Nunnery and how it was the monastery of Douglas; Anagh Coar, 'marsh of the Herons'; origin and meaning of place names such as Pulrose, Port E Chee, Kewaigue and Kirby; meaning of the suffix 'by' in place names; other Manx place names in the parish; meaning and significance of some surnames including Kissack, Duke, Cowen and Faragher.
Administration / Biographical History: Part of series broadcast on Manx Radio.
Language: English
Extent: 6 min. 57 sec.
Collection: Sound Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: SA 2019-0053/8
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Subject tags : #UOSH