De Meurth, wheffes mis Est
Tuesday, 6th August
Pandr'ew enys ha pandr'ew carrek? Ma dowr oll adro dhe enys bes dowr ell bos oll adro dhe garrek ewedh. Thew enys tabm a dir gen dowr oll a-dro. Eus odhom a dhor war garrek dhe vos enys? Ma telher en Kernow henwys Porth Enys. Nag ew pel dhort Pensans. Nag ew brâs an enys. Eus dor warnodho? Na orama. Henwys ew lebmyn Enys Clemens, saw hanow aral a veu Carn Lojow. (Ha ma odhom dhe lojow a dhor.) Nanj ew termyn hir thera chapel warnodho. Thera “Porth” aral gen chapel war garrek. Hanow coth an carrek a veu “Engarder” (An Gador). Lebmyn creiys ew ev “Carrek an Chapel”, saw nag eus chapel na fella. Martesen nag ew “enys” dre reson whei ell y hedhes dreus an treth poth ew trig.
What is an island and what is a rock? There is water all around an island but water can be all around a rock as well. An island is a bit of land with water all around. Does it need soil (ground) on a rock to be an island? There is a place in Cornwall called the Port of the Island (Mousehole). It's not far from Penzance. The island isn't big. Is there soil on it? I don't know. It's called St Clement's Isle now, but another name was Crag With Plants. (And plants need soil.) A long time ago there was a chapel on it. There was another “Port” (landing place) with a chapel on a rock. The old name of the rock was “Engarder” (The Chair). Now it's called “Chapel Rock”, but there is no longer a chapel. Perhaps it's not an island because you can reach it across the beach when it's low tide.
No comments:
Post a Comment