Claare ny Gael 5th January 2025

The 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen : A Poetical Sketch of the Isle of Man has brought us to the Point of Ayre, where William Gell admires the lighthouse, as he has elsewhere as he's conducted us round the coast. We set off down the east coast now and admire the work of Edward Corteen in building the main road from Glen Mona through to Minorca Hill, and particularly round Bulgham.The Brothers Grimm were responsible for a collection of stories which they referred to as fairy tales, but we've become more accustomed to Bowdlerized versions of stories which often contain the macabre and the downright unpleasant. We hear a Manx translation of Baase ny Kirkey (The Death of the Hen), and then the first part of Aigh-vie ec Hans (Hans in Luck).Shoh diu yn kiaull ta shin clashtyn -JANICE BURNS & JON DORAN - The month of JanuaryGWILYM BOWEN RHYS - Y dyrnwr tanOISÍN MAC DIARMADA, DAITHÍ GORMLEY & SAMANTHA HARVEY - The lane to the glenYOUN KAMM - Trei[z]hCAARJYN COOIDJAGH - Baase Illiam DhoneTHE ROWAN TREE - Laura's houseINGRID HENDERSON - Oran na maighdinn mharaBETHAN NIA - Bugeilio'r gwenith gwynGOITSE - The biggest little journey