Saturday 18 November 2023

2023 Day 322

2023 Dedh Trei Hans ha Dew warn Ugens









De Sadorn, etegves mis Du

Saturday, 18th November











De Merher my a glowas areth war-linen gen Ronald James dhort Nevada. Per dhe les o va. Y vatter o Kernowyon ha Kernôwesow en Nevada dres an fesk rag owr. Anjei a dhros ganjans aga creftow en balweyth ha 'ga whedhlow adro dhe'n dus vian ewedh - an knackers. Thera dhodhans aga rew a dreven aga honan - Rew a Gernow. An knackers ew trigys e'n balyow! Rag fra ew "Knackers Tommy"? Martesen drefen an balyow en Kernow ew tobm (po tomm). Lebmyn thew hanow corev. (Ha thera tus dhort werdhon en ewedh.)



On Wednesday I heard an on-line lecture by Ronald James from Nevada. It was very interesting. His subject was Cornish men and Cornish women in Nevada during the gold-rush. They brought with them their mining skills and also their stories about the little people - the knockers. They had their own row of houses - Cornish Row. The knockers live in the mines! Why Tommy Knockers. Perhaps because the mines in Cornwall are hot. Now it's the name of a beer. (And there were people from Ireland there too.)


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