A diary of Professor C. J. S. Marstrander's visit to Man in June-Sept. 1929, with short entries of his visits there in Aug-Sept. 1930 and Jan-Feb. 1933 now in the Manx Museum in MM.MS. 05358B.
Publication date : 1983
Author or editor: Broderick, George, Dr; Marstrander, C.J.S., Professor
Notes: Translated from the original Norwegian by Knut Janson with minor revisions by Bo Almqvist ad Michael O Siadhail transcribed and edited by George Broderick.
Diaries of Marstrander's visits to the Isle of Man, with phonetic examples of Manx from respondents he met. He notes dialectical differences in the Island.
The diary refers to Professor Marstrander visits to the Isle of Man first visit 04 June to July 1929, second visit August and September 1930, third visit to record on the wax cylinder phonographs 29 January to 05 February 1933. On Marstrander's way to his first visit to the Island he visited Robin Flower (Bláithín) and met up with J.G. O'Keffe in London. Marstrander arrived on the Island on the 12 June 1929 and stayed initially in Douglas, he met up with P.M.C. Kermode, William Cubbon and J.J. Kneen at the Manx Museum, later visiting Braddan church with Kneen to look at the crosses. Kneen talked about the condition under which scholarly works were done on the Island Marstrander was given the impression that 'the English Government couldn't care less'. Marstrander describes his bicycle tour of the Island over several days to seek Manx speakers he met or tried to were: Thomas Taggart and William Preston at Grenaby, William Kneen Croit-E-Caley, Thomas Leece Kerroomoar, Karrans and Harry Kelly Cregneash, Mr. Watterson of Glen Chiass, Joseph Woodworth and Edmond Maddrell Port Erin, Thomas Crebbin Bradda Village, William Keggin near Barrule farm, William Quane and Ceasar Cashin Peel, Daniel Cain Little London, William Caley Sulby, Mr. Gawne West Nappin, Wilfred Wade Sandygate, John Joseph Corrin Jurby, John Sayle Ballalona, Mr.Kneen The Lhen, Mrs Craine, Cooilbane, Ballaugh, Thomas Christian, Ramsey and Tom Looney Maughold. Whilst touring the Island he stayed at various hotels The British, The Union, Falcon's Nest, The Marine, The Mitre, Kirk Michael and visiting many Manx crosses and historic sites.He comments on translations of some of the runes on the crosses. On his second visit in August to September 1930 there is not so much detail visited Edward Kennaa Ballacleary and was back in Norway by the end of September. Marstrander's third visit in late January early February 1933 to conduct phonographic recordings, he writes of problems with the temperature for recording on the wax cylinders and clarity of pitch. He recorded Quane and Cashin in Peel, Mr. Fayle Sulby, John Cain Jurby and recording in the South at The Station Hotel.
Language: English
Physical description: 45 p. ; 30 cm. ; loose sheets
Item name: book
Collection: Library
ID number: M 13306
Classification: H.140/A/CELf