Dunveryssyn yn Tooder-Folley - The Vampire Murders

Skeeal straneagh liorish Brian Stowell: Ayrn 88
A serial story by Brian Stowell: Part 88

Yn çhenn ven voght va crooit echey, she yn Ghaelg v’ayn. Tra va Cooilleeney Vannin currit er bun, va’n drane shen ayns aignaghyn y sleih hug y possan follit fo raad. Va’n possan laccal cooilleeney son baase yn Ghaelg myr çhengey’n theay. Agh quoi va oolee? Cha dod y possan cummey polasee fondagh mychione ny reddyn lhisagh ad jannoo. Agh va Clejeen, oltey jeh Cooilleeney Vannin, cummey polasee jee hene dyn-yss da ny olteynyn elley. Ry-hoi goaill cooilleeney, veagh ‘yn Ghaelg’, yn çhenn ven voght, çheet dy ve ny ben aeg vreeoil va lajer as jollyssagh. Veagh yn ven aeg shoh goaill cooilleeney...
Choud’s va Clejeen smooinaghtyn er ny cooishyn shoh, va Magnus sy teihll echey hene as eshyn gaccan dy lajer mychione peccaghyn sleih berçhagh. Cha dug eh geill nagh row Clejeen geaishtagh rish agh hie eh er, jannoo cassid er lught yn argid, e voir as ayr ny mast’oc. Ga dy row eh jeeaghyn er eddin Chlejeen, cha row eh fakin ee.
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Yn çhenn ven voght va crooit echey..(in-CHAN-VEN-VAWKH-va-KROO-it-EGG-a) - The poor old woman (who) was created by him (‘at-him’)..
Note: ‘ben’ is a feminine noun, so we get ‘sh’ becoming ‘çh’ in ‘shenn’ and ‘b’ changing to ‘v’ in ‘ben’ (after ‘yn’) and ‘b’ to ‘v’ in ‘boght’.
..currit er bun.. (KURR-it-err-BUN) - ..founded..(‘put on base’)
..va’n drane shen ayns aignaghyn y sleih..(van-DRAAN-SHEN-unnss-AGG-n’yakh- in-a-SLA-ee) -..that poem was in the minds of the people..
..hug y possan follit fo raad. (HUG-a-POZZ-an-fo-RAAD) - ..(who) put the secret group under way.
Agh quoi va oolee? (akh-KWOY-va-OOL-ee?) - But who was guilty?
Cha dod y possan cummey polasee fondagh..(ha-DODD-a-POZZ-an-KUMM-a- POL-a-see-FOND-akh) - The group couldn’t formulate a firm policy..
..dyn-yss da ny olteynyn elley. (din-ISS-daa-na-OLT-an-un-ELL-ya) - ..unknown to the other members.
Ry-hoi goaill cooilleeney..(ra-HA-ee-GAWL-kull-YEEN-a) - For the purpose of taking revenge..
..veagh..yn çhenn ven voght çheet dy ve ny ben aeg vreeoil va lajer as jollyssagh.
(VEE-ukh..in-CHAN-VEN-VAWKH-CHITT-the-vay-na-BEN-AAG-vree-OLE- va-LAAJ-er-azz-JOLL-iss-akh) - the poor old woman would become an energetic young woman who was strong and jollyssagh.
..va Magnus sy teihll echey hene..(va-MAG-nus-sa-TAYL-EGG-a-HEEN) - ..Magnus was in his own world.. (‘Magnus was in the world at himself’)
..mychione peccaghyn sleih berçhagh.(ma-H’YOWN-PEGG-akh-in-SLA-ee- BERCH-akh) - ..about the sins of rich people.
Cha dug eh geill nagh row Clejeen geaishtagh rish..(ha-DUG-a-GAYL-nakh-row- kle-JEEN-GAYSH-chakh-rish) - He didn’t notice that Clejeen wasn’t listening to him.
..jannoo cassid er..(JINN-oo-KAZZ-id-err) - ..denouncing..
Ga dy row eh jeeaghyn er eddin Chlejeen..(GAA-the-ROW-a-JEEKH-un-err-ETH- in-khle-JEEN) - Although he was looking at (on) Clejeen’s face..