Abbyr Shen Reesht - Say That Again 7th December 2020

Ta Martha marish Jamys Kinry 'sy teyrlann dy hebbal 'Jamys Jeheiney', as t'ee jannoo dy mie neesht lesh ny feyshtyn currit liorish. Ayns 'Goll as Gaccan' ta Phil Gawne aa-loayrt fockleyn jeh drane cochianglt rish cliaghtey va goll er cummal Shenn Laa'l Catreeney (ta jeeaghyn dy ve'n 6oo Mee ny Nollick rere yn eaillere noa-emshiragh) as ta shin clashtyn Caarjyn Cooidjagh goaill yn arrane. Lurg shen, ta lessoon elley ass Lesoonyn Toshee 'sy Ghaelg ain - as she'n ard-Ghaelg t'ayn neesht. Ta'n skeeal ain ayns 'Claare ny Gael' enmyssit Yn Gioal, as v'ee scruit hoshiaght 'sy Vaarle ec Simon J Wood. Ta shey neenyn aegey y Vunscoill Ghaelgagh goaill arrane er-nyn-son ayns 'Traa dy Liooar', eisht ta shin clashtyn coloayrtys eddyr Juan y Geill as Ned Maddrell, roish dooin clashtyn meer elley ass Pargys Caillt 'sy recortys jeant ec Juan y Geill 'sy vlein 1980. Martha is with James Harrison in the studio to present 'Jamys Jeheiney', and she also does well with the questions put by him. In 'Goll as Gaccan' Phil Gawne recites the words of a rhyme associated with a custom that was held on St Catherine's Day by the old style (that appears to be 6th December on the modern calendar) and we hear Caarjyn Cooidjagh singing the song. After that, there's another lesson from First Lessons in Manx for us - and it's advanced Manx as well. We have a story in 'Claare ny Gael' called Yn Gioal (The Wager), and it was written originally in English by Simon J Wood. Six young girls from the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh sing a song for us in 'Traa dy Liooar', then we hear a conversation between John (Jack) Gell and Ned Maddrell, before we hear another extract from Pargys Caillt (a paraphrase in Manx of Paradise Lost) in the recording made by John (Jack) Gell in 1980.