Cushag

Margaret Letitia Josephine Kermode [1852–1937] was a Manx poet and playwright better known by the pen name "Cushag". A native Manx Gaelic speaker and an expert collector of Celtic Folklore her first published work was 'A Lonan Legend', in 1899.[1] Her first collection of poems, Poems by Cushag, was published in 1907. It was at this time that she adopted the nom de plume, 'Cushag', by which she then came to be universally known. The name comes from the Manx word for ragwort, the official flower of the Isle of Man

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 A collection of three plays by Cushag (Josephine Kermode) published in 1908: Rosy Basins, [or Them Oul' Times], The Lazy Wife, Eunys, or The Dalby Maid. These plays are based on Manx folklore and folklore beliefs.


Granny [A Tale Of Old Christmas] published in 1910 is a narrative poem by Josephine Kermode better known as Cushag and is illustrated by Miss M. Carr.

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 Ellan Vannin [Ellan Vannin being the Manx Gaelic name for the Isle of Man] was published in 1911. The poems draw heavily on Manx and Celtic Folklore.
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Poems by Cushag was published in 1912. The poems draw heavily on Manx and Celtic Folklore.

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A collection of three plays by Cushag (Josephine Kermode) published by 1916: The Christmas, Pudding; Hommy Beg and the Guillyn Veggey and Hollantide [or Jem's Mother].

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Glen Aldyn Plays [by Cushag][1916] [Format] Epub
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A 1921 play by Josephine Kermode [under the nom de plume 'Cushag'], based on the traditional Manx song, 'Mylecharaine'.

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Mylecharaine [A Play In 3 Acts [by Cushag][1921] [Format] Epub
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