Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again

Ta 'Shiaght Laa' jeeaghyn er yn ard-aundyr cultooroil bleinoil, Reih Bleeaney Vanannan. Ta shin jeeaghyn reesht ayns 'Goll as Gaccan' er yn lioar, Lessoonyn Toshee 'sy Ghailck, choud's ta Phil Gawne stiurey shin trooid Lessoon 27 j'ee. Lurg shen, ta daa chabdil elley er-nyn-son ass Marrinys Feeagh Odin, y coontey scruit ec oltey y skimmee, Shorys y Kneale, as she David Fisher ta lhaih magh shen er-nyn-son. Ayns 'Claare ny Gael', ta shin jannoo ard-eailley jeh Laa'l Piran liorish feddyn magh mychione Henry Jenner, va ny Chornagh agh ren eh obbyr ymmydoil bentyn rish y Ghaelg, chammah's rish y Chornish.

'Shiaght Laa' looks at the foremost annual cultural award, Reih Bleeaney Vanannan. We look again in 'Goll as Gaccan' at the book, First Lessons in Manx, whilst Phil Gawne steers us through Lesson 27 of it. After that, we have two more chapters from Voyage of Odin's Raven, the account written by crew-member, George Kneale, and it's David Fisher who reads that out for us. In 'Claare ny Gael' we celebrate St Piran's Day by finding out about Henry Jenner, who was Cornish but did useful work in respect of the Manx language, as well as with the Cornish.

Ta shin clashtyn Juan y Geill lesh paart elley jeh Pargys Caillit, va ry chlashtyn ayns 'Traa dy Liooar'. She Fiona McArdle ta chebbal 'Shiaght Laa' y cheayrt shoh. Ta lessoon giare ain ayns 'Goll as Gaccan' mychione breearyn ta goaill toshiaght lesh breeockle. 'Sy chenn ghlare v'ad gra 'ta mee ec jannoo', agh shen ersooyl nish, er-lhimmey jeh ayns breearyn ta goaill toshiaght lesh breeockle, ayndaue ta 'g-' ry gheddyn ec toshiaght y vreear hene. Ta Phil cur dooin kuse dy hampleyryn. Ta David Fisher lhaih magh meeryn elley jeh Marrinys Feeagh Odin liorish Shorys y Kneale. As, fakin dy nee'n chied laa Mee Vayrt casherickit da noo patroonagh y Vretin, ayns 'Claare ny Gael' ta shin clashtyn mychione Bretnagh ren screeu daa lioaran 'sy Ghaelg va clouit ec yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh.

We hear Jack Gell with another part of Pargys Caillit, that was to be heard in 'Traa dy Liooar'. It's Fiona McArdle who presents 'Shiaght Laa' this time. We have a short lesson in 'Goll as Gaccan' about verbs that begin with a vowel. In the old tongue they were saying 'I am at doing' ('I am a-doing'), but that's absent now, apart from in verbs that begin with a vowel, in which there's a 'g-' to be found at the start of the verb itself. Phil gives us some examples. David Fisher reads out more extracts from The Voyage of Odin's Raven by George Kneale. And, seeing as the first day of March is dedicated to the patron saint of Wales, in 'Claare ny Gael' we hear about a Welshman who wrote two booklets in the Manx language which were published by Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh.

Ta tooilley er-nyn-son y cheayrt shoh, lesh meeryn ass 'Traa dy Liooar' as 'Shiaght Laa' ayn neesht. Ayns 'Traa dy Liooar' ta shin clashtyn Juan y Geill lhaih magh paart jeh'n daan, Pargys Caillt. Ta'n ughtar Albinagh, Kenneth Grahame, goll er imraa ayns 'Shiaght Laa', as ta shin smooinaghtyn mychione reddyn bentyn rish shenn raa chreeney. Ta David Fisher lhaih magh daa chabdil y choontey, Marrinys Feeagh Odin, liorish Shorys y Kneale ayns 'Goll as Gaccan', as ta Phil Gawne jeeaghyn er yn lioar, Lessoonyn Toshee 'sy Ghaelg. Ta skeeal ghiare ain liorish Virginia Woolf ayns 'Claare ny Gael', agh cho giare va shen dy vel caa dooin clashtyn three skeealyn falleayssagh neesht, liorish Sheila Elliott, Jenn Linning as Kate Fellowes.

There's more for us this time, with extracts from 'Traa dy Liooar' and 'Shiaght Laa' available. In 'Traa dy Liooar' we hear Jack Gell reading out part of the poem, Pargys Caillt (a Manx paraphrase of Paradise Lost). The Scottish author, Kenneth Grahame, is mentioned in 'Shiaght Laa', and we think about  things connected with an old proverb. David Fisher reads out two chapters of the account, The Voyage of Odin's Raven, by George Kneale in 'Goll as Gaccan', and Phil Gawne is looking at the book, First Lessons in Manx. We have a short story by Virginia Woolf in 'Claare ny Gael', but it's so short that we have an opportunity to hear three pieces of flash fiction by Sheila Elliott, Jenn Linning and Kate Fellowes.

'Sy chlaare 'Goll as Gaccan' ta meer elley er-nyn-son ass yn choontey liorish Shorys y Kneale, Marrinys Feeagh Odin, as shen goll er lhaih magh ec David Fisher. Lurg shen, ta Phil Gawne dyn stiurey trooid paart jeh'n lioar, Lessoonyn Toshee 'sy Ghailck.

Ren Peter James screeu lioar 'sy vlein 2012, Gyn Ve Marroo Dy Liooar, agh cha row agh daa chabdil j'ee er nyn jyndaa 'sy Ghaelg, as shoh ad y cheayrt shoh. 

In the programme 'Goll as Gaccan' there's another extract for us from the account by George Kneale, Voyage of the Odin's Raven, and that's being read out by David Fisher. After than, Phil Gawne leads us through another section of the book, First Lessons in Manx.

Peter James wrote a book in 2012, Not Dead Enough. There were only two chapters of it translated into Manx, and here they are this time.

Ayns Goll as Gaccan ta Phil Gawne leeideil shin trooid idiomyn as raaghyn elley ass 'Lessoonyn Toshee 'sy Ghaelg'. Eisht ta daa chabdil elley er-nyn-son ass yn choontey scruit ec Shorys y Kneale mychione 'Marrinys Feeagh Odin', as she David Fisher ta lhaih magh shen.

Ta shin clashtyn paart dy hennaghys 'sy Ghaelg ayns Claare ny Gael y cheayrt shoh, mychione lhong enmyssit y 'Parkfield'. V'ad gra dy row ee ny lhong smoo stoamagh va rieau troggit 'syn Ellan ec y traa v'ee lhunnit, 8oo Jerrey Geuree 1833. Atreih, shennaghys giare v'ec y lhong shoh, va brisht er Conister moghey 'sy voghrey 3ss Toshiaght Arree y vlein cheddin. Va dy chooilley pheiagh er ny hauail, agh shoh va'n cheayrt s'jerree va'n Reejerey William Hillary ny oltey jeh skimmee baatey sauaillagh Ghoolish.

In Goll as Gaccan Phil Gawne conducts us through more idioms and phrases from 'First Lessons in Manx'. Then there are two more chapters for us from the account written by George Kneale about 'Voyage of the Odin's Raven', and it's David Fisher who reads that out.

We hear some history in Manx in Claare ny Gael this time, about a ship called the 'Parkfield'. They were saying that she was the finest vessel that was ever built in the Island at the time she was launched, 8th January 1833. Unfortunately, there was but a short history of this vessel, which was broken on Conister early in the morning of 3rd February in the same year. Everyone was saved, but this was the last time that Sir William Hillary was a member of the Douglas lifeboat crew. 

Ayns 'Goll as Gaccan' ta shin clashtyn Phil Gawne goll trooid shiartanse dy raaghyn creeney cochianglt rish yn emshyr as rish shiartanse dy laghyn, roish my vees daa chabdil elley er-nyn-son ass Turrys Feeagh Odin liorish Shorys y Kneale as goll er lhaih liorish David Fisher.

Cheayll shin chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg jeh skeeal liorish Simon J Woods ayns 'Claare ny Gael' shiaghtin ny ghaa er dy henney. Ta'n skeeal y cheayrt shoh enmyssit Cooilleeney as t'ee mychione ughtar feer ennoil.

In 'Goll as Gaccan' we hear Phil Gawne going through certain pithy sayings connected with the weather and with certain days, before there's another two chapters for uss from The Voyage of Odin's Raven by George Kneale and read by David Fisher.

We heard a translation of a story by Simon J Woods in 'Claare ny Gael' some weeks ago. The story this time is called Cooilleeney and it's about a very popular author.

Ayns 'Goll as Gaccan' ta shin clashtyn meer elley ass Turrys Feeagh Odin scruit ec Shorys y Kneale as ta goll er lhaih er nyn son liorish David Fisher. Lurg shen ta Phil Gawne goll trooid drane as eisht t'eh dyn stiurey trooid peesh elley ass Lessoonyn Toshee 'sy Ghailck. 

She'n gleashaght #MishNeesht va'n brod son y skeeal ain ayns 'Claare ny Gael'. She Amber Sparks ren screeu skeeal 'sy Vaarle hoshiaght enmyssit S'agglagh ta Ooilley agh Lhiass Dhyt Lhaih y Skeeal Shoh, as ta shin clashtyn chyndaays 'sy Ghaelg j'ee jeant son y chlaare.

In 'Goll as Gaccan' we hear another extract from The Voyage of the Odin's Raven written by George Kneale and which is read for us by David Fisher. After that Phil Gawne goes through a rhyme and then he conducts us through another piece out of First Lessons in Manx.

It's the #MeToo movement which was the stimulus for our story in 'Claare ny Gael'. It's Amber Sparks who wrote a story in English originally called Everything is Terrible but You Should Read This Story, and we hear a translation into Manx of it done for the programme.

Va caa dooin jingey stiagh 'Shiaght Laa', as ta shin smooinaghtyn er Illiam Dhone y Christeen liorish clashtyn arrane liorish Brian Mac Stoyll, bardoonys liorish Mona Inney Ghoolish as oraid liorish Lewis Crellin goll er lhaih liorish Stewart Bennett.

Chammah's lessoon elley liorish Phil Gawne ass lioar Edmund Goodwin, Lessoonyn Toshee 'sy Ghaelg, ayns 'Goll as Gaccan' ta shin clashtyn daa chabdil ass lioar elley, scruit ec Shorys y Kneale mychione Turrys Feeagh Odin, as ta goll er lhaih ec David Fisher.

Ayns 'Claare ny Gael' ta vershoon 'sy Ghaelg jeh skeeal scruit ec ughtar ard-ghooagh jeh skeealyn quaagh atchim, H P Lovecraft. Ta'n ee shoh enmyssit Yn Shenn Ghooinney Agglagh.

We had the chance to squeeze in 'Shiaght Laa', and we think of Illiam Dhone, William Christian, by hearing a song by Brian Mac Stoyll, a poem of lament by Mona Douglas and an oration by Lewis Crellin being read by Stewart Bennett. 

As well as another lesson by Phil Gawne out of Edmund Goodwin's book, First Lessons in Manx, in 'Goll as Gaccan' we hear two chapters out of another book, written by George Kneale about the Voyage of Odin's Raven, and it's read by David Fisher.

In 'Claare ny Gael' there's a version in Manx of a story written by a famous author of strange horror stories, H P Lovecraft. This one is called The Terrible Old Man.

Ayns 'Goll as Gaccan' ta Phil Gawne cur dooin drane ass yn lioar Lessoonyn Toshee 'sy Ghaelg, kuse dy henn raaghyn as shenn chliaghtey, roish my vees eh ginsh dooin skeeal ass yn lioar Skeealaght. 

Ta'n skeeal ain ayns 'Claare ny Gael' enmyssit 'Yn Seihll ta Ry-heet', as chyndaays ee jeh skeeal scruit hoshiaght 'sy Vaarle ec Steve Caplin, mychione thie oast as s'neu-chadjin ta'n oasteyr hene as s'neu-chadjin ta ny custymeyryn echey.

In 'Goll as Gaccan' Phil Gawne gives us a rhyme from the book First Lessons in Manx, several old sayings and an old custom, before he tells us a story from the book Skeealaght.

Our story in 'Claare ny Gael' is called 'Yn Seihll ta Ry-Heet', and it's a translation of a story written originally in English by Steve Caplin, about a bar and mine host himself is rather unusual, and unusual too are his customers.