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Survey of English Dialects recording in Ronague, Isle of Man

Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D138 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Ronague, Isle of Man

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/D/2/D138

Creator(s): Barry, Michael V (1935-)

Site Location(s): Subject - Ronague, Rushen, Isle of Man ( 54.1, -4.68333 )

Date(s): Nov 1958

Language: English

Size and medium: [Side 1] 04 min. 40 sec.; [Side 2] 05 min. 14 sec.

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/726903

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

1 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Ronague, Isle of Man

2 - Survey of English Dialects recording in Ronague, Isle of Man

Description

[Side 1] Amanda talks about local farms and farmhouses, recalls open fireplace in childhood home, remembers trips by horse and cart to collect ling for fire, describes apparatus for cooking and baking over fire, describes kitchen dresser and crockery. [Side 2] Amanda describes traditional wake, funerals during war, compares behaviour of children now and in past, mentions recent incidents at Harvest Home, describes own upbringing, recalls leaving school aged 13, compares education now and in past.

Biography or history

Amanda b. Ballabeg, aged 80, school at Ballabeg, whole life in Ronague; father b. Ronague; mother b. Ronague; husband b. Ronague, seaman.

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78 r.p.m., cellulose nitrate on aluminium

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