Monday, 27 May 2024

2024 Day 148

2024 Dedh Cans Dogens hag eth




De Lün, seythves warn ügens mis Me

Monday, 27th May



Ma kevys genam mappa coth a radn an pluw ma. Pandra ellen nei gweles? Ma va ow tisqwedhes taclow dadn an dor -  gonyjow, kewfordhow, hag âwditys. Ha ellama gweles shaftys ewedh? En gwelha pres, nag eus bal dadn ow chei vy na shafta et ow lowarth. War an mappa whei ell gweles an menedh brâs, overdevys lebmyn gen spern. Pe le ma'n jynnjy war an mappa? Ew da genowgh an levrow Poldark gen Winston Graham. Trigys o ev en ogas hag ev a ûsyas an hanow "Nampara" et y whedhlow. 



I have found an old map of part of this parish. What can we see? It shows things under the ground - old mine workings, tunnels and adits. And can I see mine shafts too? Fortunately, there is no mine under my house, nor a shaft in my garden. On the map you can see the big hill, now overgrown with thorn trees. Where is the engine-house on the map? Do you like the Poldark books by Winston Graham? He lived nearby and he used the name "Nampara" in his stories.









Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

âwdit ~ âdit (m) adit

bal (m) mine

gonyjow old mine workings < gonys (m)

jynnjy (m) engine-house

kewfordhow tunnels < keyfordh (f) (SWFM kowfordh)

levrow books < lever (m) (SWFM lyver) 

menedh ~ mena (m) hill, mountain 

mappa (m) map

shafta (m) mine shaft > pl. shaftys

spern (col.) thorn trees













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