• Claare ny Gael 21st September 2025
    Sep 21 2025

    John Seacombe's 1793 book, The House of Stanley, is entertaining but not always reliable. Grimms' fairy tales are entertaining, if bizarre, and there's part of a translation into Manx of one of them. Plus there's a range of musical entertainment from the Celtic countries.

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    54 mins
  • Claare ny Gael 14th September 2025
    Sep 14 2025

    There's a Manx translation of the Grimms' curious tales, and William Gell's reference to the Stanleys' crest of the Eagle and Child has led to the not always reliable 1793 account of the Stanley family by John Seacombe. There's also a helping of music from the Celtic countries.

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    54 mins
  • Claare ny Gael 7th September 2025
    Sep 7 2025

    With a sprinkling of music from the Celtic countries, there's more about the Stanley crest of the Eagle and Child and a Manx translation of more from the Brothers Grimm.

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    54 mins
  • Claare ny Gael 31st August 2025
    Aug 31 2025

    The poet, William Gell, draws attention to the Stanley family through its association with Castle Rushen, so the start of a lengthy focus on them, starting with their crest, the Eagle and Child. As well as a Manx translation of Grimm's fairy stories, there's music from around the Celtic world.

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    54 mins
  • Claare ny Gael 24th August 2025
    Aug 24 2025

    William Gell's mention of the famous one-fingered Castle Rushen clock gives rise to thoughts of the Stanley family's standing in the Elizabethan court. There's more in a Manx translation from Grimm's Fairy Tales, and a generous helping of music from the Celtic countries.

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    53 mins
  • Claare ny Gael 17th August 2025
    Aug 17 2025

    Music from around the Celtic countries intertwines with parts of a 1906 poem about the Island by William Gell and its historic and cultural background, and a translation into Manx of Grimm's Fairy Tales.

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    54 mins
  • Claare ny Gael 10th August 2025
    Aug 10 2025

    William Gell leads the way in an exploration of Castle Rushen and its history. In a Manx translation of Grimms Fairy Tales, the fisherman's wife is ever more demanding. There's also a variety of music from the Celtic nations.

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    54 mins
  • Claare ny Gael 3rd August 2025
    Aug 3 2025

    In the book version of William Gell's poem, Mannin Veg Veen, the final part is called Canto IX, and also has a title, The Rushen Epic - neither of which appear in the newspaper. There's a Manx translation of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and music from around the Celtic world.

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    54 mins