Insíonn Ned Maddrell mar a bhí Manainnis á labhairt ag na sean daoine go léir ar an oileán nuair a bhí sé óg agus mar a casadh Éamon De Valera air sa bhliain 1947 ar an oileán.
Ned Maddrell relates how most people spoke Manx Gaelic when he was young and how he met Éamon de Valera on the island in 1947.
Deireann Ned Maddrell go raibh Manainnis á lábhairt ag na sean daoine go léir nuair a bhí sé óg ach nach raibh sí go maith ag na páistí. Tógadh é féin i dteach a aintín Peggy agus ní raibh ach Manainnis á labhairt ansin.Rinne sé iascaireacht in Éirinn agus deireann sé "tá ball te ins mo chroí do na hÉireannaigh". Déanann sé cur síos ar an chuairt a thug an Taoiseach, ag an am, Éamon de Valera ar an oileán sa bhliain 1947 agus bhí comhrá breá acu i nGaeilge agus Manainnis.Cuireann Éamon de Valera cárta Nollag chuige gach bliain.
Ned Maddrell relates how all the older people spoke Manx Gaelic when he was young but not the children. He was raised by his aunt Peggy and she spoke only Manx Gaelic. He fished in Ireland and says he has "a warm place in his heart for the Irish". Ned is very proud of his association with the then Taoiseach Éamon de Valera who visited the island in 1947 and they had a great chat together in Irish and Manx. De Valera sends him a Christmas card every year.
