2024 Dedh Dogens ha Naw
De Sul, etegves mis Whevrel
Sunday, 18th February
Ma lies chei preien coth en Kernow. An vosow tew ew gwres a brei, treth ha cala kemyskys gen badna dowr (na re). An vosow ew byldys tabm ha tabm, trooshes woja trooshes. An kensa radn a res seha ken addya an nessa radn. Pur syger ew. Nag ew brassa radn an treven bes udn leur. Udn chei bian ell kemeres moy es udn vledhen dhe gowldiwedhy. Ma othom dhe'n vosow a grondys men stanch ha min to ledan ha gwiscas stanch. Tender ew an vosow ort hager awel gleb. Ottobma chei en Lostwydhyel gen vos breien sqwachys. Moy es udn leur ew an chei ha nag eus min to ledan dhodho. Diwisk ort an hager awel o an vos. Hei a godhas.
There are many old cob houses in Cornwall. The thick walls are made of mud, sand and straw mixed with a drop of water (not too much). The walls are built bit by bit, foot after foot. The first part must dry before adding the next part. It is very slow. Most houses are only one storey. One small house can take more than a year to complete. The walls need waterproof stone bases and wide eaves and waterproof coating. The walls are susceptible to bad wet weather. Here's a house in Lostwithiel with a broken cob wall. The house is more than one storey and it does not have wide eaves. The wall was naked to the bad weather. It fell.
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