51 minutes | Sunday, 14 February 2021
The efforts by the Douglas Fire Brigade to deal with a fire in the belfry of St Thomas's Church in Douglas attracted some negative comments from the newspapers of the day. We find out why as we hear a description of the events of Sunday evening, 11th February 1912.
Our story in Manx is by a social worker from Sheffield, Amanda Marples, who won a prize as a new author. In this Manx translation the story is called 'Fer y Tattoo'. Even better, it all takes place on a tram.
As y kiaull ain:
CRIW 1985 - Dwylo dros y mor
JULIE FOWLIS - A ghaoil, leig dhachaigh gum mhathair mi
BAGAD KADOUDAL - Kan bal Kadoudal
ED SHEERAN - Galway girl
FIGUREHEAD - Gonna leave her onshore
CLARE KILGALLON / BBC SCOTTISH ORCHESTRA - Manx dirk dance
CRIW 2020 - Dwylo dros y mor
THE MIDDEN - Long time gone
LLAN DE CUBEL - Urbies