Caggey Eddyr Caarjyn
Va shenn eeasteyr elley baghey ayns Balley Keeill Yude enmyssit Illiam
Mylvreeshey. Va'n thie echey thie-thooit, jeant ass breeckyn as ny hoie
ec bun y vayr dub, er gerrey da Balley Churree. Va'n thie shoh er ny
lhiggey roish y chaggey agh ta'n injeig ayn foast.
Haink Illiam voish
Balley Keeill Varkish ayns y jiass raad va'n vooinjer echey Yernee as
deiney mooarey. Va Illiam eh hene ny ghooinney braew, mooar, lajer,
as gennal. Va'n chenn sleih gra dy row eh ny ghooinney stroshey ass
Kiontaailley (Kinsale) tra v'eh geiyrt er ny brick. Agh tra hooar
e ven baase cha row veg er-mayrn da Illiam sy teihll agh tombaghey
as jough. Dobbree eh da ny Yernee er son argid — troggal cleighyn,
glenney jeeigyn as y lheid, as eisht va dy chooilley nhee ceaut ayns y
thie-oast: as eisht chaddil Illiam rish laa ny ghaa derrey v'eh er
dy ghoaill toshiaght reesht.
Tra v'eh ny lhie lane dy yough, va Illiam
cliaghtit dy yannoo ymmyd jeh sap uygh dy oadey yn aile, as ny keayrtyn
va boayl lhoam erskyn yn dorrys echey. Er yn oyr dy row ad baghey nyn lomarcan
cha row egin da Thom as Illiam dy oonlaghey nyn hene dy mennick
as v'ad ny neesht cho doo as y tlouree. Cha dod ad fakin nyn hene as va
gagh dooinney cur foiljyn er yn 'er elley. Yiarragh Thom dy row Illiam
aepag vooar dhoo.
Un laa geuree va mwyllin bree ec Balleyhastney, Jurby,
as va egin da Thom as Illiam dy obbraghey er mullagh y wyllin. Va Thom
craa magh ny bunneeyn as chebbal ad da'n wyllin: as v'eh er Illiam dy ghiarey
boandaghyn ny munney as cur ny bunneeyn da Thom. Va laa braew ayn
as hie dy chooilley nhee dy mie. Hilg neese ny deiney ny bunneeyn voish
ny creaghyn as gollageyn oc, as ren Thom as Illiam yn obbyr elley.
Va ny mwyljyn goaill toshiaght ayns y dorraghys ec shiaght sy voghrey as ec
kiare er y chlag va paays atchimagh er Illiam, as aggle er nagh oddagh
eh roshtyn yn thie-oast yn oie shen. Va foast lieh-creagh dy woalley as
cha row veg sy thie dy iu agh tey.
“Jean siyr, Hom! T'ou moal atchimagh, whooinney.”
Cha dreggyr Thom fockle
as dobbree eh er myr v'eh jannoo feiy'n laa. Smooinee Illiam er meeiteil
rish e chaarjyn ayns y Ginger, as eh hene geddyn baase son bine dy yough.
“Tilg stiagh eh, Hom. Scuitch ee.”
Agh cha dobbyr Thom ny s'bieauee, er yn oyr
dy row fys echey nagh sluggagh yn mwyllin ny smoo. Rish tammylt beg
elley as va Illiam bunnys ass e cheeaill, hymsee eh bart bunneeyn ayns e
roihaghyn as hilg eh ad sheese ayns scoarnagh y wyllin. Va polt myr gunney
ayn as hilg y chryss veih ny greieyn as va boirey kiart ayns y uhllin.
“Hom, c'red ta jannoo orts heose ayns shen? Vel oo shirrey dy varroo
shin ooilley?”
Cha dreggyr Thom un ockle agh woaill eh Illiam ayns e
volg. Hug Illiam fer er ash da Thom as myr shen ren ad caggey er mullagh
y chishtey. Dinsh Illiam y Kennaugh dou dy row y ghaa ghooinney ro chorree
dy dyllee ad er nyn hene ass y Ghaelg, as cha row fys ec fer erbee
elley c'red v'ad gra.
Va egin daue dy chur jerrey er y chreagh
yn nah laa, agh cha row Illiam ry akin.