Dialect recording in Dalby, Isle of Man

Description

[Side 1] Mr Cubbon and Mrs. Quail talk about decline in number of thatched houses locally, discuss importance of technique and expertise of thatchers in past, Mr Cubbon recalls leaving school aged twelve to work as fisherman. [Side 2] Jim and Jack tell anecdote about seeing apparition while out at sea.

Metadata

Identifier d39x5r3l
IRN 726731
Class Mark LAVC/SRE/D/2/D359
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/d39x5r3l
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record English Dialect Sound Recordings (England and Wales)
Creator(s) Whittaker, Ian B
Date Jan 1953
Size and Medium [Side 1] 04 min. 17 sec., [Side 2] 03 min. 58 sec.

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