Garraghey Liorish Lhiabbee
Dy beagh shiu g'immeeaght er yn chenn vayr coon voish “The Hope”
dys yn Eairy, oddagh shiu fakin thie beg er y laue yesh er-gerrey da
Ballahig. Cha nee eh agh tholtan nish, as cha nel peiagh er chummal
ayn rish-bleeantyn, agh tra va mish my ghuilley as baghey ayns ny ardyn
shen, cha nee foddey voish; v'eh mie dy-liooar, cha nee veg ny smessey
na ymmodee thieyn beggey elley; ayndauesyn ren deiney as mraane baghey
as ny paitchyn oc y hroggal seose ayns ny laghyn shen. S'cooin lhiams
shenn dooinney 'sy thie shoh; ta mee credjal dy nee Isaac Cain yn ennym
kiart er, agh she “Idy dy Ballerga” yn far-ennym echey. V'eh baghey
ny-lomarcan ayns boghtynid ayns shoh, as boallagh da goll mygeayrt
ceau er e chione edd mooar fegooish cruiney erbee, as skeogyn dy olt
lheeah croghey magh ass.
Va skeeal goll er insh mychione ben va baghey
tammylt er-dy-henney ayns “The Palace”, myr va'n thie shoh enmyssit —
ga nagh voddym smooinaghtyn er red erbee ny sloo gollrish plaase. V'ee
ny ben-treoghe, as kiare ny queig paitchyn beggey eck. Cha row monney
reamys cour oc ooilley, as fy-yerrey hooar ee er-maill thie elley red beg
ny smoo. V'ee feer voght, as cha dod ee argid y gheddyn dy eeck son caart
dy ghoaill stoo-thie hug y thie elley. Agh va lhiabbee feer vooar eck, as
queeylyn veggey er ny lurgaghyn, lheid as yiarragh ny Sostnee “castors”
roo. Myr shen, tra haink ee dy gharraghey, hilg ee ooilley'n stoo-thie
ayns carn er y lhiabbee vooar shoh, as ren ee-hene as ny paitchyn ee y
wheeylaghey ersooyl dys y thie noa.