[Edward Maddrell and Charlie Watterson, near Port St Mary, Cregneash, Isle of Man.] - UCD Digital Library

Edward Maddrell and Charlie Watterson, near Port St Mary, Cregneash, Isle of Man.

In collection Folklore Photograph Collection

Origin information
Cregneash, Isle of Man : Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann (CBÉ) / Irish Folklore Commission - Copyright
Date created:
Type of Resource
still image
Physical description
1 photograph (image/tiff) — Digital origin: reformatted digital — Reformating quality: preservation
Note
052 I gCuimhne na nDaoine. Good condition.
Note
These two men were among the last surviving speakers of Manx. In 1948 the Commission organised a field-trip to the Isle of Man in order to record the last surviving native speakers. The recording van was originally bought for the trip (see photograph no. 5). The recordings made in the Isle of man are now in the Department of Irish Folklore. The field-trip was organised at the instigation of Éamon de Valera who has visited Edward Maddrell in 1947.
Languages
English  
Genre
Photograph
Subject
Isle of Man
Oral Literature
Informants
Storytelling--Isle of Man
Location
UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics. National Folklore Collection UCD. Folklore Photograph Collection. M007.34.00003
Alternative view
[Work of the Commission and Department of Irish Folklore: Seán Daltún, Séamus Ó Duilearga, Seosamh Ó Dálaigh, Mícheál Ó Dónaill, Co. Waterford.]
Note
052 I gCuimhne na nDaoine. Good condition.
Note
These two men were among the last surviving speakers of Manx. In 1948 the Commission organised a field-trip to the Isle of Man in order to record the last surviving native speakers. The recording van was originally bought for the trip (see photograph no. 5). The recordings made in the Isle of man are now in the Department of Irish Folklore. The field-trip was organised at the instigation of Éamon de Valera who has visited Edward Maddrell in 1947.

Record source
Prepared by IVRLA project staff, UCD Library, University College Dublin — Record identifier: uri:info:fedora/ivrla:10203

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