Juan Beg as yn Dooinney Oie?
Va Skeeal goll mychione dooinney dy row va baghey as g'obbraghey
ayns Purt-ny-h-Inshey paart dy vleeantyn er-dy-henney.
Fastyr dy row
v'eh shooyll dy valley voish Ballachashtal erreish da v'er ngoll lesh
shilley er caarjyn va baghey ayns shen. (Ayns ny laghyn shen va sleih dy mennick
jannoo turryssyn foddey er-chosh).
Daa ny tree meeilaghyn voish
Ballachashtal va'n raad lane ghorraghey ec un ynnyd, boayl va biljyn
g'aase er dagh heu — myr te nish, dy-jarroo; as ayns shoh b'leayr da
Juan Beg fer elley cheet ny whaiyl ayns y dorraghys. Er y chooid sloo,
heill eh hoshiaght dy nee dooinney elley v'ayn, agh tra hayrn y fer elley
ny s'niessey da, haink ourys er. V'eh gollrish dooinney, as ny yeih,
er aght ny aght elley, va Juan Beg shickyr nagh nee dooinney marvaanagh
v'eh fakin, as haink aggle vooar er.
Cha ren mee rieau clashtyn ren
Juan Beg loayrt rish y chretoor, ny mannagh ren; foddee dy row eh ro agglit.
Agh rere y skeeal cheayll mish, loayr y cretoor rish Juan Beg
myr v'ad goll shaghey y cheilley, as shoh dooyrt eh, “Lhiats yn laa as
y toilshey, y ghooinney; agh lhiams yn oie as yn dooid!”