Claare ny Gael 4th December 2022

David Robertson was an English customs officer who had been based in Douglas in the late 1780s. He returned to tour the Island in the summer of 1791, and subsequently published a book about it. From it, we get a view of the Island about 230 years ago. In our translation into the Manx Gaelic of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dr John Seward has a patient called Renfield in his care whose case interests him, though he doesn't understand it. He also now has another patient in Lucy Westenra, and he has called in his old friend and mentor, Professor Van Helsing, to examine her. As nyn giaull - MANNIN FOLK - Ellan Vannin tragedy TRIO FROGER - Marguerite au bord de mer JIMMY SHAND - The punch bowl/My love, she's but a lassie yet/The fair maid of Perth DALLA - Hoer dres an mor JOHN McCORMACK - My Lagan love WALTER & DAISY BULWER, BILL COOPER, MERVYN PLUNKETT & RUSSELL WORTLEY - Red Wing polka ALAN STIVELL - Ar chas donv 'yelo da ouez CRUINN - Ceilidh na bliadhna 9BACH - Llwybrau