Interview with Mrs Catherine Watterson speaking Manx Gaelic
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Date(s): 1949
Creator(s): University of California
Scope & Content: Catherine Watterson speaking Manx, recorded by Carmody. The recording begins part way through her telling a story; how she would often walk from Lingague, where she lived, to Peel, (which she calls Balley Hinshey), going over the Round Table; she is asked if she knows about a path in Dalby and she begins a story but gets cut off mid-sentence; they talk about cooking methods, imported American meat, storing herring and other fish; man who falls asleep in the field; man from Cregneash who walked to the fishing in Ramsey; how she has not heard the phrase 'Bock Yuan Fannee', a story about a weaver, how she went to watch him; how she spends her evenings; and she talks about her family, her father and grandfather.
Language: Manx Gaelic
Extent: 20 min. 10 sec.
Item name: gramophone record
Collection: Sound Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: SA 2019-0243/2
Access conditions: All reasonable attempt has been made by Manx National Heritage to trace and request permission (where needed) from the copyright holder(s) in this sound recording. If however you think you are a rights holder then please contact Manx National Heritage.
Subject tags : #UOSH