"Middens is middens, Master Bell!" - An extract from T. E. Brown's Manx dialect poetry
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 16/03/2023

An extract from one of the greatest poems by the Manx National Poet, T. E. Brown.
Considered by some Brown's masterpiece, 'The Doctor' is part of Brown's brilliant Fo'c's'le Yarns series of Manx dialect poems. This series of poems is considered the cornerstone of Manx literature, and the highest point of Manx dialect poetry.

This extract from the long narrative poem is read by John Cashen OBE.
It was originally recorded for at the conclusion of an oral history recording made with John, for former Chief Financial Officer of the Isle of Man government.
https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/oralhistory/john-cashen-760910/

A full recording of this same poem was made by Phil Gawne in 2020 and is available here: https://culturevannin.bandcamp.com/album/the-doctor

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