Manx Ballads & Music

edited by A.W.Moore M.A.
with a Preface by the Revd T.E.Brown M.A.

Printed & Published by
G & R Johnson
Prospect Hill
Douglas
Isle of Man
1896

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Preface

ix

Introduction

xiv

Introduction to Music

xxx

Ballads * With Music for page see Index of Music).

Fin as Oshin

2

Mannanan Beg Mac y Leirr

6

Coontey-ghiare Jeh Ellan Vannin

20

Thurot as Elliot. - Thurot and Elliot

28

Manninee Dobberan - Maxmnen Mourning over the Troubles of Dear Mannin.

34

Er Genney Hombaghey - On Dearth of Tobacco.

38

Ushag veg Ruy* - Little Red Bird

42

Yn Dooinney Boght - The Poor man

44

Fer Dy Clien Click - One Named Click

44

The Doagan

46

Juan y Jaggad Keear* - John of the Grey Jacket

46

Arrane ny Paitchyn - Children's Song

46

Tappagyn Jiargey* - Red Top-Knots

48

My Caillin Veg Dhone* - My Little Brown Girl

48

Mylecharaine*

52

Ushtey Millish 'sy Garee* - Sweet Water in the Common

56

Quoifyn Lieen Vooar

58

Arrane Oie Vie

58

Ollick Gennal - A Merry Christmas

60

Arrane ny Mummeryn* - Mummers' Song

62

Helg yn Dreain.* - Hunt the Wren

64

Hop-tu-naa*

68

Kiark Katreeney* - Katherine's Hen is dead

68

Yn Folder Gastey - The Nimble Mower

70

Arrane ny Ferishyn - Song of the Fairies

70

Berrey Dhone* - Berry Brown

72

Yn Bollan Bane* - The White Wort

76

Arrane Sooree* - Courting Song

80

Car-y-Phoosee* - Wedding Song

83

Yn Ven-Ainshter Dewil - Cruel Mistress

86

Moir as Inneen - Mother and Daughter

89

Nancy Sooill-Ghoo - Black-eyed Nacy

93

Nelly Veen - Nelly Dear

96

Isabel Foalsey* - False Isabel

100

Irree Seose - Arise Up

104

Eisht as Nish (Keayrt va mee aeg)* -Then and now

106

Marish ny Fiddleryn* - With the Fiddlers

108

Inneen jeh'n Bochilley

110

Dooinney Seyr v'ayns Exeter* - A Gentleman in Exeter

114

Yn Graihder Jouylagh* - The Demon lover

118

Graih my Chree* - Love of my heart

120

Ta mee nish keayney* - I am lamenting

120

Shee as Maynrys ny Manninee - "A quiet little Nation"

124

Creggyn Scarleode

131

Baase Illiam Dhone* Brown William's Death

134

Mannin Veen

140

Dobberan Chengey-ny Mayrey Ellan Vannin - Mourning over mother tongue

142

Cooayl joh ny Baatyn-Skeddan* - Loss of the Herring Boats

150

Marrinys yn Tiger.* - Voyage of the Tiger

158

Yn Chenn Dolphin* - The old Dolphin

166

Arrane y Skeddan

170

Ny Three Eeasteyryn Boghtey* - The three poor fishermen

172

Mannin Veg Veen*

176

Madgyn y Jiass

180

Yn Sterrym ec Port le Moirrey

184

Ny Kirree fo Niaghtey* - Sheep under the snow

187

Inneenyn Eirinee.* Farmer's Daughter

190

Cre ta Gloyr ?

195

Eubonia Soilshagh

196

Trimshey Bait 'sy Jough Lajer

199

Illiam Walker as Robin Tear

202

My Henn Ghooinney Mie* - My good old man

206

Yn Shenn Laair

210

Ny Mraane Kilkenny* - The Kilkenny women

212

Hi, Haw, Hum .

212

Hudgeon y Fidder

212

Yn Maarliagh Mooar - The big robber

214

Skeeylley Breeshey* - Bride Parish

214

Ny Mraane-seyrey Ballawyllin - The gentlewomen of Ballawyllin

214

Arrane Queeyl-nieuee* - Spinning Wheel song

216

Yn Eirey Cronk yn Ollee* - The heir of Cattle Hill

216

Lhigey, Lhigey

216

My Vannagh er Shiu

218

Ec ny Fiddleryn*

218

INDEX OF TUNES. (*no words)

Bollan Bane, 1st version

224

Do. 2nd do.

225

Keayrt va mee aeg (Eisht as Nish)...

225

Baase Illiam Dhone

226

Kiark Katreeney

227

Lullaby*

228

Ushtey Millish 'sy Garee

230

Inneenyn Eirinee

232

Yn Graihder Jonylagh

233

Arrane Sooree

234

Dooinney Seyr v'ayns Exeter

235

Thurot as Elliot

236

Car-y-Phoosee, 1st version

237

Do. 2nd do.

238

Yn Chenn Dolphin

238

Jemmy as Nancy, 1st version*

239

Coayl jeh ny Baatyn-Skeddan, 1st version

240

Coayl jeh ny Baatyn-Skeddan,. 2nd version.

241

Yn Eirey Cronk yn Ollee

241

Jemmy as Nancy, 2nd version.

241

Mannin Veg Veen

242

Hop-tu-naa, 1st version

243

Do. 2nd do.

243

Marrinys yn Tiger

244

Graih my Chree

245

Juan y Jaggad Keear

246

Arrane Queeyl-nieuee

247

Ta mee nish keayney

248

Ny Three Eeasteyryn Boghtey

249

Marish ny Fiddleryn

250

Ushag veg Ruy

251

Helg yn Dreain

252

Mylecharaine, major

253

Do. minor

254

Arrane ny Murnmeryn

255

Ny Mraane Kilkenny

256

Ny Kirree fo Niaghtey

257

Tappagy-n Jiargey

258

My Caillin veg Dhone

259

My Graih nagh baare*

260

Shegin Dooin*

261

My Henn Ghooinney mie

262

Berrey Dhone

263

Skeeylley Breeshey

264

Isabel Foalsey .

265

ILLUSTRATIONS.

DRAWN BY J. M. NICHOLSON.

Title Page

Mount Karran, Sulby Glen

2

Engagement between Thurot and Elliot, from an old print

20

The Curraghs, looking towards Ballaugh...

52

Sooreeing, or Courting ...

80

Castle Rushen, from an old print...

124

Entrance to Peel Castle

130

Hango Hill, Castletown

134

The Morning After

150

In Laxey Glen

187

Tailpieces.


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