Carn 15

Sharmane er ny Phreacheil liorish yn Arrymagh C. A. Cannan
ec Keeill Noo Runias ayns Skeerey Marooney,
Yn 14
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Mee Toshiaght Fouyir 1975.

The Reverend Cannon's sermon during the 1975 A. G. M. of An Conradh Ceilteach, stresses the importance of our heritage, the thousand years of attack on that heritage and the key significance of our own languages towards our natural fulfilment.


PADJER : Lhig da goan my veeal as smooinaghtyn my chree ve dy kinjagh booisal ayns Dty hilley, O Hiarn my niart as my Ir-chionnee.

TEKS: 1. Kings, 21. 2.

Eiraght my Ayraghyn.

Hoshiaght ooilley, lhig dou gra cre cha feer wooiagh as ta mee dy akin shiu ooilley as dy chur failt diu gys yn chirveish shoh, as dy ghra harrish yn ollaghey ta'n taggyrt er choyrt diu hannah gys y Keeill Noo Runius, ayns Skeerey Marooney.
Ta'n teks ta mee er reih son my charmane er ny ghoaill veih'n chied lioar jeh ny Reeaghyn, yn chied cabdil as feed as yn trass roaney, as ta shoh ny goan-Eiraght my ayraghyn.
Ta ny focklyn shoh er ny gheddyn ayns yn skeeal mychione Ahab as Naboth. Va Ahab ny ree Israel as va Naboth cummal ayns Jezreel, ard-valley jeh Samaria.

As loayr Ahab rish Naboth, gra, Cur dou dty gharey-feeney ,dy vod e ve aym son garey dy lossreeyn, er yn oyr dy vel eh er gerrey da my hie; as veryms dhyt er y hon garey-feeney share ny eh; er nonney, my she dty reih eh, veryms dhyt ny sheeagh eh ayns argid.
As dooyrt Naboth rish Ahab - Ny lhig eh Jee, dy lhiggins lhiat eiraght my ayraghyn!

Va eiraght e ayraghyn soiaghey dy mooar jeh, liorish Naboth as cha row eh arryltagh dy ve scarrit voish, chamoo jinnagh eh creck eh son argid. Ooilley onnor gys Naboth er yn oyr dy hass eh noi Ahab, ga dy ren eh coayl e vea kyndagh rish.
Ayns yn ellan shoh, beggan dy vleeantyn er dy henney, va dooinney Manninagh, nyn mard ashoonagh, jeh ooaslys ny mast ain - as va graih vooar echey er yn ellan shoh - as scrieu eh - myr shen, t'eh er n-insh dooin; "dy reayll cre-erbee er mayrn dooin jeh nyn eiraght"
As gyn dooyt, ta eu, nyn oltyn, cheeraghyn Celtiagh, mooarane jeh'n shenn eiraght eu-hene dy reayll myrgeddin. Ta'n psalmeyder er ghra:
Ta my chronney er duittym ayns cheer aalin, dy feer ta aym eiraght ooasle.
As dy firrinagh, fodmayd gra:- Ta ain myrgeddin eiraght ooasle.
Dooyrt Yeesey un cheayrt rish e ynseydee:- Trog-jee seose nyn sooillyn as jeeagh-jee er ny magheryn - son t'ad bane hannah gys y fouyir. Hug mish shiu dy vuinn cooid nagh ren shiu laboragh; ta deiney elley er laboragh as ta shin er gholl stiagh er yn laboraght oc. As ta shin, myr ny hostyllyn, er gholl stiagh er laboraght nyn ayraghyn. T'ad er laboragh as ta shin er gholl stiagh er yn laboraght oc.
Lhig dooin yn fastyr shoh, smooinaghtyn er paart jeh ny reddyn shen, ayns yn ellan shoh, ta er ve chymnit dooin, ta shin imneagh dy reayll: as foddee shiu hoyllaghey ad rish ny reddyn ayns ny cheeraghyn eu-hene.

As loayrym jeh tree:
As hoshiaght - Nyn Reiltys
Son thousane blein, ta shin er ny yannoo ny slattysyn ain-hene er yn oyr dy vel nyn Giannooyrtys er ve ain. As ta'n Kiannooyrtys shoh jeant seose jeh yn Kiannooyrt as daa hamyr:- yn shamyr s'inshley, enmyssit yn Kiare as Feed, as yn shamyr s'yrjey, enmyssit yn Coonceil, as ta jees shoh marish yn Kiannooyrt jannoo seose yn Tynvaal, as she Tynvaal ta jannoo ny slattysyn, agh cha nel bree erbee oc, derrey vees coardail reeoil er ny choyrt daue, ta shen dy ghra, derrey t'ad er ve lowit liorish Reiltys Hostyn.
Lurg shen t'ad er ny ockley magh ec quaiyl Tynvaal as ayns fenish slane pobble yn ellan veih Cronk Tynvaal, ta shen Cronk y Keeill Ean ayns Skeerey Carmane; as t'ad er ny ockley magh ny neesht ayns Gailck as ayns Baarle, as ta shoh er ny yannoo dagh blein.
Foddee ta paart jiu ayns shoh as Reiltys eu-hene; my te myr shen, lhisagh shiu, myr shin-hene shirrey dy reayll eh choud as foddee shiu.

Ayns yn nah ynnyd - Nyn gredjue Chreestiagh:

Ta Noo Paul er ghra - Liorish grayse Yee, ta mee ny ta mee: as fodmayd gra myrgeddin - Liorish grayse Yee, ta shin ny ta shin; son te trooid Sushtal Chreest ta'n grayse Yee er jeet dooin, as shen, liorish nyn ayraghyn, as ayns shoh ta'n raa Scriptyr firrinagh:
Ta deiney elley er laboragh, as ta shiu er gholl stiagh er yn laboraght oc: son trooid nyn ayraghyn liorish grayse Yee ta shin er ve choyrt lhein magh ass dorraghys vee-hushtey ayns soilshey gloyroil jeh fys Yeesey Chreest. Lhig dooin er y fa shen cur booise da Jee son nyn gredjue Chreestiagh as cummal eh shickyr.

As er jerrey:- Nyn glare .

Ayns Jannoo ny Hostyllyn ta shin lhaih, tra haink yn Spyrryd Noo er ny Hostyllyn, ren ad toshiaght dy loayrt rish chengaghyn noa, as dooyrt yn pobble, yn derrey yeh rish yn jeh elley:- Ta shin er chlashtyn dy chooilley ghooinney loayrt ayns chengey ny mayrey ain-hene. As ta ain ooilley ta bentyn da ny cheeraghyn Celtiagh, chengey ny mayrey ain-hene myrgeddin. Lhig dooin ve booisal er e son, as freayll eh, cha mie as fodmayd as choud as fodmayd, son fegooish chengey, ta cheer geddyn baase.
Lhig dou cur lhiam yn charmane shoh gys jerrey liorish cur aa-raa beggan dy focklyn ren mee lhaih, laa ny ghaa er dy henney, ayns pabyr naight - Rollage Manninagh, raad ta'n scrudeyr gra -Lhig dooin aa-cooinaghtyn

"COOIDJAGH SHASSOO; SCARRIT TUITTYM! as ta ny Gaelgee ooilley yn un phobble."

As myr shen, ta mee gra - Slaynt as eash dy vea gys ny cheeraghyn Celtiagh.

As dy jean Jee shiu y vannaghey nish as ayns ny laghyn ta ry heet. Yn Chiarn dy row meriu ooilley, nish as er son dy bragh.