A Year of Late Cornish

Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ü gens ha Terdhek   De L ün, degves warn ü gens mis Gwedngala Monday, 30 th September Òja nebes dedhyow gen prederyansow skiansek adro dhe story, sciens ha politegieth res veu dhebm cawas jorna leun a whel vas. Re leb o an gewer dhe weres dhe'n gour vy e'n lowarth, rag hedna me eth dhe'n dre. Reb an vorr my a welas arw ò dh nowydh adro dhe Arlòdh Falmeth – nag ew ev meurgerys gans oll an bes, car dre hevel. Res veu o mergh wydn gwil ober rag hy holjy, etho my a wr üg treylya a-drenewen hy mab bian. Nag era whans dhodho a wary gans y waryellow – ev a venja cawas o sagh, o glawlen, o hamera hag o hompûter. After several days with intellectual thoughts about history, science and politics I had to have a day full of useful work. The weather was too wet to help my husband in the garden, so I went to town. By the road I saw a new sign about Lord Falmouth – he is not beloved by all the world, it seems. My granddaughter had to do work f...

Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ü gens ha Dewdhek De S ül , nawves warn ü gens mis Gwedngala Sunday, 29 th September Radn an benenes rych a Gernow en termyn eus passyes o hel ha larj. Anjei a û syas aga mona ha peth rag cherita. Otta Elizabeth Carne. Hei a veu genys en Eglosheyl ogas dhe Heyl. Hy theyl û o Methodists gen negys en whel bal hag ober arhanty. Hei a fòndyas nebes scolyow en Pensans hag adro – rag desky an bobel bohojek, mosy ha mebyon warbarth, rag avonsyans denjes. (En venowgh nag era bes an vebyon o mos dhe scol.) Hei a wr ü g derevel ewedh gwithty en Pensans rag samplow monek hy thas – tho hei monydhes hy honan ewedh. Some of the rich Cornish women in the past were benevolent and generous. They used their money and property for charity. Here's Elizabeth Carne. She was born in Phillack near Hayle. Her family were Methodists with business in mining and banking. She founded several schools in and around Penzance – for teaching the poor people, gi...

Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ü gens hag Ü dnek De Sadorn , ethves warn ü gens mis Gwedngala Saturday, 28 th September Ma nebes treven teg en campùs Penryn. Hebma ew leur arethyow en chapel teg y veister. Thera bagas da ena rag kescùssülyans adro dhe story benenes en Kernow. An benenes a dhebarras dhort gwedhwesow bohojek dhe drosoreresow rych, dhort an re-na heb adhescans dhe re erel meur lettrys ha codnyk. Thera gallos polityk covys dhe nebes benenes. Kedhlow o calish rag an whithroresow dhe gavas, car dre hevel. Ma niveryans a'n bobel pub deg bledhen bes lies tra alja wharvos tredh niveryansow. Gwer alja mos dres mor nebes bledhednyow ha dos tre arta. Flehes alja bos genys ha bos marow. Fortyns alja bos gwres ha kellys po res dhe ves. Thera othom a whilas en lies ehen a govscrivow. My venja scrifa m ô y avorow, martesen. An jorna a dhiwedhas gen nebes canow bewek. There are several lovely buildings in the Penryn campus. This is a lecture theatre in a chapel with beau...

Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ü gens ha Deg   De Gwener , seythves warn ü gens mis Gwedngala Friday, 27 th September Pandr'ellama scrifa adro dhe dhedh a'n par-ma? Ma hager gawos ü dn vynysen ha golow an howl e'n nessa mynysen, nena glaw m ô y. An ballyer glaw ew leun a dhowr, re leun, ha an vownder ew leun a blodnow. Calish ew dhe wil whel e'n lowarth rag termyn hir. Bes thera othom a whel! Re boos o an plansow gleb war an ke – ha res veu dhen aga threhy (lies gwegen). Thera termyn lowr rag golhy o fows r ü dh ha frowk d û . Re leb ew an gewer, rag hedna na ellama seha dilhas e'n lowarth. Therama o 'ga cregy e'n losowjy. Lowen ew an gath gen teyr garr (“teyrfaw”) e'n losowjy ewedh. Thera dhebm lies aval codhys gans an gwens, etho my a wras jam melyn - avalow, caretys (rag liw teg), shòger ha badna essens limaval. Eus re a limaval? Na ora vy. What can I write about this kind of day? There's a heavy shower one minute and sunshine the nex...