2023 Day 90

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Deg

De Gwener, üdnegves warn ügens mis Meurth

Friday, 31st March

Rag fra na vedn flehes wydn mos dhe'n gwely? "Re avarr ew, a Dhama Wydn!" "Nag ew an ebòrn tewal, na whath, a Henvam!" "Ma sehes dhe vy, a Vamm Wynn!" "Gwag o vy!" "De Gwener ew. Nag eus scol avorow!" "Nag eus scol moy rag diw seythen. My ell còsca nessa seythen." An kei a venja mos mes. Ma othom dhe'n kei a vos mes. Res ew dhebm nakevy an flehes rag pols bian. A vedn anjei còsca? 

Why won't grandchildren go to bed? "It's too early, Grandmother!" "The sky is not dark yet, Granny!" "I'm thirsty, Grandma!" "I'm hungry!" "It's Friday. There isn't any school tomorrow!" "There's no more school for two weeks. I can sleep next week." The dog would like to go out. The dog needs to go out. I have to forget the children for a short while. Will they sleep?

2023 Day 89

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Naw

De Yow, degves warn ügens mis Meurth

Thursday, 30th March

Terweythyow ma dhebm jorna da. Terweythyow nag ew an jedh mar dha. Hedhyw, tho an mettin da lowr bes na veu da genam an dohajedh. An gordhûher ew drog! Ma dhebm pâs, drog branja ha drog scovarn  - ma annes warnam (dhort ow flehes wydn). Nag ew gwydn ow bes! Ha glaw a wra.

Sometimes I have a good day. Sometimes the day is not so good. Today, the morning was OK but I did not like the afternoon. The evening is bad! I have a cough, a sore throat and earache - I have got a cold (from my grandchildren). I am not so lucky! And it rains.

2023 Day 88

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens hag Eth

De Merher, nawves warn ügens mis Meurth

Wednesday, 29th March

Ma gwenton ow trei flourys wheg en keow ha war ladnow. Leun a vrially ew an gorlan, war vedhow ha tredh an bedhow. Ma lily Corawys war an vos. Ma'n spern dû ow pleujyowa. Saw gen mis Meurth ma gwenjow ow tos, ha ma caletter genen gans agan deledh dele. Eus ynjydnor a ell crambla emann ha'y drei war nans ken damach bo gwres dh' agan to?

Spring brings sweet flowers in hedges and on verges. The churchyard is full of primroses, on graves and between the graves. There are daffodils on the wall. The blackthorns are blossoming. But with March come winds, and we have a problem with our TV aerial. Is there an engineer who can climb up and bring it down before damage is done to our roof?

2023 Day 87

 2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Seyth

De Meurth, ethves warn ügens mis Meurth

Tuesday, 28th March

Devedhys ew gwenton en Kernow. Pur lôwen oma gen ow lowarth ha'n flourys oll. Melyn ew an brially ha'n lily Corawys bes en keow ma flourys gwydn bian a spern dû. Ergh war an sethednow. Ma ergh gwir dhe'm stüdhyores in Montana, ergh down war an sethednow ha'n to ha'n lowarth. Nag ew an gewer yeyn en Kernow saw pur yeyn ew hei en Montana, keth ew an eborn blou.

Spring has come in Cornwall. I'm very happy with my garden and all the flowers. The primroses and daffodils are yellow, but in hedges there are little white flowers of blackthorn. Snow on the twigs. My student in Montana has real snow, deep snow on the twigs and the roof and the garden. The weather isn't cold in Cornwall but it's very cold in Montana, although the sky is blue.

2023 Day 86

2023 Dedh Pajar Ugens ha Whegh

De Lün, seythves warn ügens mis Meurth

Monday,27th March

Ma ardh, henwys Carn Bre, ogas dhe Ewny Redrüdh. Whei ell gweles oll an treven. An düs Redrüdh a wel Carn Bre; tirnos ew ev. Pub bledhen ken Pask ma cuntellyans an Eglos Vethodek ow terevel emann hujes grows war garn. Pur ûhel ew an carn, ha gwenjek. An düs a res kemeres with. Üdn radn a Redrüdh ew an Marhas. Ma nôwythheans ow wharvos (pecar'a e'n leverva goth).  

There is a high place, called Carn Brea (hill tor), near Redruth. You can see all the buildings. The Redruth people see Carn Brea; it is a landmark. Every year before Easter the congregation of the Methodist Church erect a huge cross on a rocky outcrop. The rocky outcrop is very high and windy. The people have to take care. One part of Redruth is the Market. There is restoration happening (like in the old library).

 

2023 Day 85

2023 Dedh Pajar Üdnek gens ha Pemp

De Sül, wheffes warn ügens mis Meurth

Sunday, 26th March

Otta vy, whath bew! Martesen my a wra scrifa moy avorow.

Here I am, still alive! Perhaps I'll write more tomorrow.

2023 Day 84

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Pajar

De Sadorn, pempes warn ügens mis Meurth

Saturday, 25th March

John Passmore Edwards o den rych ha hel. Thera whans dhodho rag pub flogh dhe redya. Thera whans dhodho rag an bohojogyon dhe vos lettrys. Ev a vyldyas levervaow heb cost. Lebmyn thew Leverva Redrudh re vian, ha ma othom dhedhy a  restoryans. Degeys ew hei, ha hei a vedh en scon "An Skeyl",  spas cowethek rag art ha descans. Ma trigva nowydh dhe'n levrow. De, chayn pobel a bassyas levrow a-hes, an eyl dh'y gila, dhe leverva nowydh. 

John Passmore Edwards was a very rich and benevolent man. He wanted for all children to read. He wanted for the poor to be educated. He built free libraries. Now Redruth Library is too small, and it needs major restoration. It is closed, and it will soon be "The Ladder", a sociable space for art and learning. The books have a new address. Yesterday, a human chain passed books along, one to another, to a new library.

2023 Day 83

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Trei 

De Gwener, pajwora warn ügens mis Mergh

Friday, 24th March

Dedh a-bris rag Kernow hedhyw - an dinethyans John Passmore Edwards, en Blackwater, dew cansbledhen alebma. E veu dedh besy rag fotojornalist Greg Martin. Ev a veu en Blackwater, Truru ha Ewny-Redrudh dhe verkya an festow. Platt vos glas a veu gorrys war vos en Blackwater. 

An important day for Cornwall today - the birth of John Passmore Edwards, in Blackwater, 200 years ago. It was a busy day for photojournalist Greg Martin. He was in Blackwater, Truro and Redruth to mark the celebrations. A blue plaque was put on a wall in Blackwater. 

2023 Day 82

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Dew

De Yow, tryja warn ügens mis Meurth

Thursday, 23rd March

Ma nebes telleryow en Kernow gen "marhas" et aga henwyn. Terweythyow radn an hanow ell bos chànjys. Ota ymach a varhas de Yow en Pensans, liwys en mil naw cans trei warn ügens (nanj ew cansbledhen) gen Stanhope Forbes. Ev a liwyas telher marhas ewedh. An varhas de Yow a ros dhen an hanow rag an strêt "Market Jew Street". (Yow na Edhewon!) Ma kertys tednys gen mergh, saw nag eus lies carr tan. Otta dew delher moy (gen henwyn coth):

MARAZANVOSE (Marras an Voze 1617) Marhas an Fos  “market at the wall”

MARAZION (Marghasbighan 1359) Marhas Vian               “little market”

                    (Marghasyou 1331)      Marhas Yow                “Thursday market”

Nei a wel Marazanvose war vappa, saw na ellama gweles "vos".

There are several places in Cornwall with "market" in their names. Sometimes part of the name can be changed. Here's an image of a Thursday market in Penzance, painted in 1923 (a century ago) by Stanhope Forbes. He painted a market place as well. The Thursday market gave us the name of the street "Market Jew Street". (Thursday not Jews!) There are carts pulled by horses, but there aren't many motor-cars. Here are two more places (with old names). We see Marazanvose on a map, but I cannot see a wall.

2023 Day 81

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Wonan

De Merher, nessa warn ügens mis Meurth

Wednesday, 22nd March  

A veu othom a düs rag controlya plaow en dedhyow tremenys? Ma henwyn telleryow ow poyntya dhe nebes caletterow. A via da genowgh bos trigys en telher henwys "Boslogos" (Bosloggas) po "Chywela" (Chyvelah)? Thera logos dhe lies bargen tir dres lycklod! Thera othom dhodhans a gath! Ma Boslogos ogas dhe Lanvausa, ha pur wheg ew lebmyn. En rôl ew, drefen bos storek. Ha Chywela? Gellys ew oll an whiles ha'n chei. Nag eus remenat bes hanow strêt. 

Was there a need of people to control pests in days gone by? Place names indicate several problems. Would you like to live in a place called "dwelling of mice" or "beetle-infested house"? Probably many farms had mice. They needed a cat! Bosloggas is near St Mawes and it's very nice now. It's listed because it's historic. And Chyvelah? The beetles and the house are all gone. There just remains a street name. 

2023 Day 80

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens

De Meurth kensa warn ügens mis Meurth

Tuesday, 21st March

An Horr (Hordh) ew constellacyon bian - bagas pajar steren. Eus semblans a horr dhodho? Ptolemy (second cansbledhen) a brederas andelna! Hedhyw, thew an kensa dedh arwòdh an Zodiak "An Horr", tredh Puskes ha'n Tarow e'n ebòrn nos. Ellen nei gweles horr po hordhes en Kernow? Ma nebes telleryow gen "hordh" et aga henwyn. Otta "Benhor'dhin". Na ellama gweles na hordh na din, bes ma semblans a bris dhodho!

BENHURDEN (Benhordon 1329) Benhor’dhin ?“foot of a ram-fort”

CARHART (Kaerhorta c1250) Carhordha/Kerhordha “ram-place fort”

HOR POINT: Pen Hordh "ram's head"

HORRACE: Hor’es/Hordhes “rams”

RAME HEAD: (Pendenhar c1680) Pen an Hordh "the ram's head"

THREE STONE OAR: (Euyahore(?) 1580) Enys Hor’ "ram island"

TREMORE (Tremhor 1086) Tre’nhordh “the ram’s farm”

Aries is a small constellation, a four star cluster. Do they look like a ram? Ptolemy (2nd century) thought so! Today, it is the first day of the Zodiac sign "Aries" (The Ram), between Pisces and Taurus in the night sky. Can we see a ram or rams in Cornwall? There are several places with "ram" in their names. Here's "Benhurden". I can't see a ram or a fort, but it looks important!

2023 Day 79

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Nawnjek

De Lün, ügensves mis Meurth

Monday, 20th March

Hedhyw thew keheja dedh ha nos. Kehesnos an Gwenton ew. Ma'n howl a-ûgh keheja an bes. En Wordhen ma tüs ow qwil prierinach dhe delher Neolithek specyal lebma howldrevel ow spladna en kivordh en crüg brâs. An howl a wòlowa gravyans pur goth.  

Today it's the same extent of day and night. It's the Vernal Equinox. The sun is above the world's equator. In Ireland people make a pilgrimage to a special Neolithic place where the sunrise shines into a passage in a big mound. The sun lights up very old carving.  

2023 Day 78

2023 Dedh trei Ügens hag Etek

De Sül, nawnjegves mis Meurth

Sunday,19th March

Üdn jedh skithüs de hag üdn jedh skithüs arta hedhyw. Etho, skith o vy. My a welas üdn vergh, dew vab, diw vergh wydn ha pajar mab wydn (gen dew gei ha diw gath ewedh). Dedh Mabmow lowen dhe mabmow erel!

One tiring day yesterday and one tiring day again today. So, I am tired. I saw one daughter, two sons, two granddaughters and four grandsons (with two dogs and two cats as well). Happy Mums' Day to other mums!

2023 Day 77

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Seytek

De Sadorn, etegves mis Meurth

Saturday, 18th March

Da ew genam henwyn telleryow. Nebes ew campollys e'n Lever an Dedh Bres a 1086. Otta an mappa! Na veu anedhow en nebes parthow a Gernow.  

I like place names. Some are mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. See the map! There weren't any dwellings in some areas of Cornwall.

  

2023 Day 76

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Whetek 

De Gwener, seytegves mis Meurth

Friday, 17th March

Ew vorrow en Kernow saw? Üjy an kerry ow mos re üskis? Ma towl dhe Gonsel Kernow a lehe finweth tooth en nebes parthow gorherys gen treven dhort deg mildir en our warn ügens dhe ügens mildir en our. Ügens ew plenteth lowr. Prevys ew solabres en Falmeth, Penrynn ha Ryscamel. Nag ew an daromres mar üskis. Tüs ell kerdhes gen keun ha marhoga heb kemeres mar own. Nessa e'n vledhen ma a vedh Cambron, Pool, Ewny Redrudh, Egloshallow, Penwyth West, Truru ha Ros. Telleryow erel a vedn dos moy diwedhes. Na vedn Lostwydhyel ha Tiwar'n heyl lenthe terebo bledhen 2026. Chânjya arwòdhow a wra costya pajar milvil pens moy po le.   

Are roads in Cornwall safe? Are the cars going too fast? Cornwall Council has a plan to reduce the speed limit in some built-up areas from 30 mph to 20 mph. Twenty is plenty. It has already been tried out in Falmouth, Penryn and Camelford. The traffic is not so fast.  People can walk with dogs and ride horses without being so afraid. Next this year will be Camborne, Pool, Redruth, Illogan, West Penwith, Truro and the Roseland. Other places will come later. Lostwithiel and Perranporth will not slow down until year 2026. Changing signs will cost £4 million more or less.

2023 Day 75

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Pemdhek

De Yow, whetegves mis Meurth

Thursday, 16th March

Hedhyw, et ow class, nei a viras orth henwyn telleryow. Gero nei mires orth onan anodhans: Borah. Henn ew  hanow pur goth: Boswragh en 1302. Martesen thera benyn goth ha hager trigys ena! Po martesen thera pystriores po pellores. Ma lies telher ow tallath "Bos" po "Bod" po "Bo", bes ma bohes telleryow gen "gwragh" po "gwrath". Ma "Crows-an-Wra" (Crows an Wragh, Crouzenwragh en 1732) ha "Praa" (Poll Wragh (Porth (an) Wragh, Poll Wragh,  Polwragh en 1331). Ma "Crousa" whath moy goth (Crowswragh, Crouswrach en 977). "Gwragh" ew hanow pesk, ewedh, martesen en "Poll Wragh". Pe le ma Borah? Ellen nei y gavos? My a gavas bargen tir gen nebes havasow, ogas dhe Lamorna (Nansmorno 1302). Nag eus gwragh ena lebmyn!

Today, in my class, we looked at place names. Let's look at one of them: Borah. That is a very old name: "Hag's dwelling" in 1302. Perhaps there was an old, ugly woman living there. Or perhaps there was a witch or a healer. There are many places beginning "dwelling" , but few places with "hag". There's "Hag's Cross" (1732) and "Hag's Cove" (1331). There is an even older "Hag's Cross" (977). "Hag" or "Wrasse" is the name of a fish, too, perhaps in "Praa" (Poll Wragh). Where is "Borah" (Hag's Dwelling)? Can we find it? I found a farm with several summer holiday homes, near to Lamorna (Nans Mornow, Valley of the Mornow stream). There's no hag there now!

2023 Day 74

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Peswardhek

De Merher, pemdhegves mis Meurth

Wednesday, 15th March 

Ma dhe'n Chonsler scrifscrypp/ scrifsagh rüdh. Henn ew y "budget". Moy dhe les ew an paperyow etto. Hedhyw, ev a dhros y areth war an  economy bys e'n Senedh, an "bòjet", towlans arhanjek rag an vledhen. A vedham moy rych? Na vedh. E vedh mòna moy rag adhescans, rag flehes pur yonk. Bes na vedh hedna dhe les rag ow flehes wydn. Nag eus mencyon veth a adhescans specyal. A vedn an bòjet gweres dhe Gernow? Nei alja owna lies toll e'n vorrow.

The Chancellor has a red briefcase. This is his "budget". More interesting are the papers inside it. Today he brought his speech on the economy to Parliament, the "budget", financial planning for the year. Will I be better off? No! There will be more money for education, for very young children.  But that will not be useful for my grandchildren. There is no mention of special education. Will the budget help Cornwall? We could mend many holes in the roads.

2023 Day 73

2023 Dedh Trei Ugens ha Terdhek

De Meurth, peswardhek mis Meurth

Tuesday, 14th March

Ew da genowgh prenassa? Ma lies tra dhe berna. Ma lies person ow qwertha taclow. Ma gwicoryon en lies telher. Hedhyw my a scrifas blogg aral ow tochya gwerthjyow.

Do  you like to go shopping? There are many things to buy. Many people are selling things. There are traders in many places. Today I wrote another blog about shops.

https://kernowekenchei.blogspot.com/2023/03/at-home-with-cornish-66.html

2023 Day 72

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Dewdhek

De Lün, terdhegves mis Meurth

Monday, 13th March

Ma ponsvorr hens horn coth en ogas. Nag eus trenys eth lebmyn, rag hedna thew an ayr glan. Ma kewny ow tevy war an meyn coth. Gwydnak ew an re ma. Da ew genen kerdhes an vorr ma. Hedhyw e veu maw bian genen. Nag eus scol dhodho whath, soweth. Da ew ganjo crambla, etho ev a veu lôwen. "My ew metêrn an castel, ha chy ew drogwas ploos!"

There's an old railway viaduct nearby. There are no steam trains now, so the air is clean. Lichens are growing on the old stones. These are pale. We like walking this way. Today there was a little boy with us. He still does not have a school, alas. He likes climbing, so he was happy. "I'm the king of the castle, and you're a dirty rascal!"

2023 Day 71

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Üdnek

De Sül, dewdhegves mis Meurth

Sunday, 12th March

Nebes sogh (cf dialect zawk) o vy hedhyw. Na ellama trouvya an geryow own dhe vos cudnik po didhanus. Comolek ew ow fedn pecar ha'n eborn.

I'm a bit dim today. I can't find the right words to be clever or amusing. My head is cloudy like the sky.

2023 Day 70

2023 Dedh Deg ha Trei Ügens

De Sadorn, üdnegves mis Meurth

Saturday, 11th March

My a gerdhas nebes mildir hedhyw ha kemeres trei kyttrin etho skith o vy. Nag ew esy bos trigys en argel, specily en kewer drog! Saw lôwen veu vy dhe weles cowetha en Falmeth. Ha gen hanter our en Resrüdh, my a bernas dyghtyans whadn (ladh preves) rag an kei ha cathes. Whadnen ew anprev whehtròsek bian. Anjei ell agas piga.

I walked several miles today and took three buses, so I'm tired. It's not easy living at the back of beyond, especially in bad weather! But I was happy to see friends in Falmouth. And with half an hour in Redruth, I bought flea treatment (insecticide) for the dog and cats. A flea is a small insect (six legs). They can bite you.

2023 Day 69

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Naw

De Gwener, degves mis Meurth

Friday, 10th March

Ma meur a whel dhe wül! Bes na vadna vy y wül. Nag eus whans dhebm dh'y wül. Blewek ew. Ma bern a dowellys ha dilhas rag golhy. Bes fatel dh' aga seha? Henn ew an qwestyon. Glaw a wra. Gleb ew e'n lowarth ha nag eus whans dhebm a ûsya sehador tredanek. An re na ew drog rag an kerthydnedh. Ellama gortos terebo kewer segh? Na ellama, dres lycklod. My a dal kerdhes gen an kei, bes na vedn ev mos mes.

There's a lot of work to do! But I won't do it. I don't want to do it. It is boring. There's a heap of towels and clothes for washing. But how to dry them? That is the question. It is raining. It is wet in the garden and I do not want to use an electric dryer. Those are bad for the environment. Can I wait until there is dry weather? Probably not. I ought to walk the dog, but he won't go out.  

2023 Day 68

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens hag Eth

De Yow, nawes mis Meurth

Thursday, 9th March

Pe le ma'n ergh? Nag üjy va obma! Martin Cook a gemeras pictour a ergh en Lyskerwys (my a'n gwelas en Facebook) - dew droos! (Treys ergh ha besyas treys ergh.) Na veu ergh lowr rag den ergh dien. Martesen e vedh lowr nessa gwav.

Where is the snow? It is not here! Martin Cook took a picture of snow in Liskeard (I saw it on Facebook) - two feet! (Snow feet and snow toes.) There wasn't enough snow for a complete snowman. Perhaps there will be enough next winter.

2023 Day 67

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Seyth

De Merher, ethves mis Meurth

Wednesday, 8th March

Na veu ergh dhen e'n nos, etho nag eus dhen pictour teg rag hedhyw. E veu dhen meur a law, etho ma dhen prei, meur a brei. Nag ew hedna pictour teg. Saw hedhyw ew dedh specyal. Ma lies person owth onora benenes specyal en story ha'n jedh hedhyw, famos benenes, benenes a bris, benenes gen hedhyansow notabyl. Dedh Keswlasek Benenes ew. Ma disqwedhyans en Kresen Kernow henwys Benenes a Gernow. Bes my a venja onora oll an benenes na, anwodhvas aga henwyn, ow türya pub dedh en termynyow calish, ha dallath arta an nessa dedh.  

We didn't have snow in the night, so we do not have a beautiful picture for today. We had a lot of rain, so we have mud, lots of mud. That is not a beautiful picture. But today is a special day. Many people are honouring special women in history and nowadays, famous women, important women, women with notable achievements. It's International Women's Day. There's an exhibition in Kresen Kernow called Women of Cornwall. But I would like to honour all those women, with unknown names, surviving each day in difficult times, and starting again the next day. 

2023 Day 66

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Whegh

 De Meurth, seythves mis Meurth

Tuesday, 7th March

A vedh ergh dhe nei avorow? Ragleverys ew rag Goon Bren. Martesen nei a vedh da lowr en Peran Treth.   

Will we have snow tomorrow? It's predicted for Bodmin Moor. Perhaps we'll be O.K. in Perranzabuloe.

2023 Day 65

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Pemp

De Lün, wheffes mis Meurth

Monday, 6th March

Dû o an mor hedhyw. Nag o va glas. My a gemeras foto e'n androw, gen howl isel. Pur dha ew hebma rag skeujow. Whei a wel an shâpys gwedh ha jynnjy overdevys gen idhyow glas. Nag eus del whath war wedh, saw ma flourys melyn war eythin. Terweythyow my a wel neppeth nowydh. Na wrüga vy merkya an men hir ma kens hedhyw. Hag an arwòdh blou ma ew nowydh en tevry.

The sea was dark today. It wasn't blue or grey or green. I took a photo in the late afternoon, with a low sun. This is very good for shadows. You see the shapes of trees and a green ivy-clad engine house. There are no leaves yet on trees but there are yellow flowers on gorse. Sometimes I see something new. I didn't notice this tall stone before today. And this blue sign is definitely new.

2023 Day 64

2023 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Pajar

De Sül, pempes mis Meurth

Sunday, 5th March

Gool Peran lôwen dhe whei oll. E veu lies procecyon oll adro dhe Gernow, gen meur a lôwender ha mûsek (ha hogednow).

Happy St Piran's Day to you all. There were lots of processions all around Cornwall, with much rejoicing and music (and pasties).