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    Mona Douglas MBE RBV (18 September 1898 – 8 October 1987) was a Manx cultural activist, folklorist, poet, novelist and journalist. She is recognised as...
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    Castle Mona is a former private residence later used as a hotel in Douglas, Isle of Man. The house was built between 1803 and 1804 for the 4th Duke of...
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  • from the Isle of Man associated with Good Friday. It was collected by Mona Douglas in the 1940s or 50s and is popular among younger Manx dancers today....
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    of the various sub-committees included Archibald Knox, J J Kneen and Mona Douglas. The event included singing (including in the Manx Gaelic language),...
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    young boys of about 10 years old were performed the play. From the 1910s Mona Douglas and Phillip Leighton Stowell were working to collect the dance believed...
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    'Ceremonial Folk-Song, Mumming, and Dance in the Isle of Man' by Mona Douglas (1928) in Mona Douglas: Manx Folk-Song, Folk Dance, Folklore: Collected Writings...
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  • revitalisation of Manx language, history and culture. It was established by Mona Douglas in 1931, went through a number of mutations, and faded out in the 1970s...
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    and author, Mona Douglas, with whom he would form a close lifelong relationship. Following his release, Giovannelli joined Mona Douglas at Clarum, where...
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  • dance from the Isle of Man was also recovered by Manx folk researcher, Mona Douglas. In this version, the dancer wields a dagger. Highland dance was also...
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    singing dirges over her in the Manx language". According to folklorist Mona Douglas, afterwards a living wren was placed in a cage inside the Wren Bush and...
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