Cha nel agh un slieau er yn Ellan - Sniaul ny Snaefell (Loghlinish son Slieau Sniaghtee). Ta’n aght ynrican dy roshtyn yn beinn - 2036 trie er ardjid (621m) - mannagh vel oo reaghey shooyl, - er yn Raad Yiarn Sniaull yindyssagh.

Troggit ayns 1895 ta ny trammyn bunneydagh foast troggal seose yn 1 ayns 12 ughtagh dys y vullagh. Er y turrys ta reayrtyn jeh’n ghlion rioee smoo ‘syn ellan, yn Doour Sulby aalin as skellyn beggey ard-hillidagh jeh twoaie yn Ellan tessyn Tholt-y-Will dys ny strahghyn gheinnee Yurby as ny brooinyn geinnee Skylley Vreeshey, choud’s Kione ny h-Ayrey.

Ta shenn skeeal tradishoonagh Manninagh gra dy nod oo fakin, er laa sullyr voish mullagh Sniaul, shey reeriaghtyn, ta shen dy ghra - Sostyn, Nerin, Nalbin, Bretyn, Mannin as yn Reeriaght Yee.

Oddagh oo goll er y raad-yiarn Sniaul voish Stashoon Laksaa ny voish y ‘Vungalow’ er y choorseTT.

Ec kione dty yurnaa oddagh oo goaill taitnys ayns y thie-bee raad ta taishbynys soilshaghey magh yn aght va’n raad-yiarn y clieau shoh troggit, fer shinney ta foast er mayrn ayns ny h-Ellanyn Ghoaldagh.

Va’n raad yiarn shoh goll er troggal ayns shiaght meeghyn. Shooyl voish mullagh Sniaul “yn beinn” dys y ‘Vungalow’ roish aa-voayrdal y tram dy gholl sheese y lhargagh dys Laksaa, - shen ayrn scanshoil jeh’n turrys dys yn Ellan shoh son ardjeenaneyderyn y raad-yiarn.

Cha nel agh un slieau er yn Ellan - Sniaul ny {1}________ (Loghlinish son Slieau Sniaghtee) . Tan aght ynrican dy roshtyn yn beinn {2}________ 2036 trie er ardjid (621m) - mannagh vel oo reaghey shooyl , {3}________ er yn Raad Yiarn Sniaull yindyssagh .

Troggit ayns 1895 ta ny {4}________ bunneydagh foast troggal seose yn 1 ayns 12 ughtagh dys y {5}________ . Er y turrys ta reayrtyn jeh’n ghlion rioee smoo syn ellan , {6}________ Doour Sulby aalin as skellyn beggey ard-hillidagh jeh twoaie yn Ellan {7}________ Tholt-y-Will dys ny strahghyn gheinnee Yurby , ny brooinyn geinnee jeh Skylley {8}________ , choud’s Kione ny h-Ayrey .

Ta shenn skeeal tradishoonagh Manninagh gra dy {9}________ oo fakin , er laa sullyr voish mullagh Sniaul , shey reeriaghtyn - {10}________ , Nerin , Nalbin , Bretyn , Mannin as yn Reeriaght Yee .

Oddagh oo goll {11}________ y raad-yiarn Sniaul voish Stashoon Laksaa ny voish y Bungalow er {12}________ CoorseTT .

Ec kione dty yurnaa oddagh oo goaill taitnys ayns y {13}________ raad ta taishbynys soilshaghey magh yn aght van raad-yiarn y clieau {14}________ troggit , fer shinney ta foast er mayrn ayns ny h-Ellanyn Ghoaldagh .

{15}________ raad yiarn shoh goll er troggal ayns shiaght meeghyn . Shooyl voish {16}________ Sniaul yn beinn dys y Bungalow roish aa-voayrdal y tram dy {17}________ sheese y lhargagh dys Laksaa , - shen ayrn scanshoil jeh’n turrys {18}________ yn Ellan shoh son ardjeenaneyderyn y raad-yiarn .

Answer in Manx.
 
 

1. When was the railway built?
2. Which countries can be seen from Snaefell?
3. What is at the end of the journey?
4. How long did the railway take to build?
5. For whom is the Snaefell trip important?.

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The most obvious advantage is the size of the Island. Measuring 33 miles long by 13 miles wide (approximately 50km by 20km wide) there's never far to travel to reach either a river, reservoir or stretch of quiet coastline to enjoy a day's peaceful fishing whilst savouring the tranquility of the Island. In addition, access to most rivers, reservoirs and shorelines is extremely easy.

There are about 95 miles of coastline, ranging from sandy beaches to rocky headlands, tranquil riverbanks plus six reservoirs from which to choose. For one morning you could be fishing at high water at the rugged Point of Ayre, right at the northern most tip of the Island, then in the afternoon, you could be down in picturesque Port St Mary, at the south of the Island, fishing at low water in an area with a distinct maritime atmosphere.

Angling in the Isle of Man offers an exceptional variety of locations, from the promenade and beach in the capital, Douglas, to the peace and quiet of the reservoirs dotted throughout the Island and the idyllic settings of the rivers Dhoo, Neb, Silverburn, Santon and Sulby, some of which flow through the picturesque Manx national glens. River fishing is until the end of September, reservoir fishing until the end of October, while salmon and sea-trout fishing take place mainly in late summer and autumn.

There is an active angling fraternity on the Isle of Man, with a number of clubs happy to welcome new members. The Island also plays host to two major angling events each year when there's usually a good run of tope, and the Mannin Angling Club Angling Festival in Port St Mary. This is a large boat fishing festival catering for both charter boats and small boats alike, fishing the inshore reefs around Port St Mary and the Calf of Man. The festival also includes two shore competitions - both from Port St Mary.

Cha nel agh queig jeig as tree feed thousane dy chummaltee ayns Ellan Vannin agh ta mysh lieh dussan clubbyn thummey as un scoill thummey ayn. - Shegin da shen cur eie dhyt cre cho cadjin ta’n spoyrt shoh ayns Mannin!

Ta’n thummey mygeayrt yn Ellan slanjeant son lughtyn-thie, er yn oyr dy vel bunnys ooilley ny buill so-gheddyn as cruinnit rish cheer nagh vel agh kuse dy vinnid ersooyl voish ny baljyn. Ta thummey yindyssagh ry-gheddyn ‘syn Ellan mygeayrt ny slystyn neuvillit, er-lheh ayns ard yn Cholloo ‘sy jiass, raad ta palchid dy vea ny marrey ry-akin.

Ta palchey dy mooirchooraghyn mygeayrt slystyn Vannin, agh ta ymmodee jeu coadit liorish leighyn mooirchooraghyn, as ta shiantanse jeu lesh sleih ynnydagh ny clubbyn ‘fo-ushtey’ as cha nhegin diu thummey orroo dyn chied.

Fer jeu yn ‘HMS Racehorse’, s’lesh Club Fo-Ushtey Ellan Vannin eh. Fer elley, ‘Our Lassie’, s’lesh possan studeyryn eh voish Stashoon ny Marrey ayns Purt Chiarn ta reilley thummey er y ‘Don Bosco” neesht.

Answer in Manx or English?
 

1. How many people live in the Isle of Man?
2. How many diving clubs are there?
3. Why is diving suitable for families?
4. Where is the best diving in the south?
5. Who owns the ‘Racehorse’?
6. What do the students own?

T'ad er vockley magh dy bee ard noa ayn cour coadey er lheh son ushagyn ec ny shenn ooigyn-shillee, ta faggys da Kione ny h-Ayrey. Shoh boayl scanshoil son ushagyn, er y fa dy vel yn ooig-shillee lhieent lesh ushtey. Ta shen jannoo boayl feer vie son thunnagyn as ushagyn elley.

Ard-Offishear cour Cretooryn Feie as Freayltys, Liz Charter, t'ee gra dy nhegin obbyr goll er jannoo ec ny h-ooigyn-shillee roish my vees ad cooie.

er vockley magh announced
freayltys conservaation
lhieent filled
ooigyn-shillee gravel pits
scanshoil important

1. What are the gravel pits near?
2. Waht kind of birds will be there?
3. Who is Liz Charter?
4. Why is the place important?

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Hug ny smoo na queig meeilley dy 'leih shilley er Pairk ny Beiyn ec y jerrey-shiaghtin. Va kied-stiagh nastee dy chelloorey fosley reesht y phairk, lurg da leodaghey ny reillyn bentyn rish lhiettal y gorley crubbane as beeal. Caairliagh y phairk, Eddie Lowey, Oltey jeh'n Choonseil Slattyssagh, dooyrt eh dy row ad currit fo liorish yn earroo dy 'leih ren çheet lesh shilley. T'eh smooinaghtyn dy vel shoh soilshaghey dy vel ny Manninee soiaghey mooar jeh'n phairk. Chammah's shen, dooyrt Mainshtyr Lowey dy dooar y theay caa dy yeeaghyn er ny caghlaaghyn sy phairk as yn aght t'ee er ngoll er sharaghey.

caa - opportunity
Chammah's shen - as well as that
Coonseil Slattyssagh - Legislative Council
dy chelloorey - to celebrate)
er ngoll er sharaghey - has improved
gorley crubbane as beeal - foot and mouth
nastee - free
soiaghey mooar jeh - appreciate

1. How many people visted the park?
2. Why was the entrance free?
3. Who appreciates the park?
4. What opportunity did people have?
5. When was the park open?

It is dominated by two ranges of hills, clad in heather or grass moorland which rise to 2034 ft/621 m. at Snaefell in the north and to 1585 ft/483 m. at South Barrule. There are flat lowlands in the north (which include the Ayres and Ballaugh Curragh) and the south-east with the Langness peninsula.

The coastline is mostly composed of slate cliffs, interrupted here and there by sandy bays and tiny shingle coves. In the north there are sand dunes which separate the lowland heath of the Ayres from the sea, while across the narrow Sound off the south-west point of the main is a hilly islet, the Calf of Man, site of an important Bird Observatory administered by Manx National Heritage (MNH).

Well-marked long distance footpaths explore almost the entire coast, providing frequent opportunities of seeing such Manx specialities as Peregrine, Chough and Raven. Fulmar and Shag are widely distributed but there are only four Cormorant colonies.

      A few of the more spectacular cliffs have Kittiwake and Guillemot colonies, while there is a good scatter of places where Black Guillemots nest.

      Stonechats are common on the gorse and bramble scrub which is such a typical feature of the steep coastal brooghs -a Gaelic word for the grassy slopes which lead down to the sea.

      Except for the height of the summer, parties of Purple Sandpiper can be found at several well-established sites on the rocky coast. Little Tern, with as many as seventy pairs in some years, are the most important breeding birds of the Ayres shore.
 

The Millennium Way takes the walker from Sky Hill near Ramsey 27 miles/42 km. over the hills and through farmland to Castletown. This is Raven country, with the possible chance of Merlin; but the bird of the Manx hills is now the Hen Harrier, which first nested in 1977 in the failed plantation of Glen Rushen. There has since been a rapid expansion throughout all appropriate habitats. By 1990 more than forty pairs were nesting and the largest roost in Western Europe had been established at Ballaugh Curraghs, with smaller numbers at Stoney Mountain.

     Along the fast flowing streams Grey Wagtails are common, but surprisingly the Dipper is almost unknown and while Common Sandpipers are seen regularly on passage, they have rarely bred. Many of these streams pass through wooded glens where Chiffchaff, the increasingly successful Blackcap and Treecreeper are the typical birds - Silverdale, Port Soderick and Laxey Glens are best for birds while Ballaglass, Tholt-y - Will, Glen Helen and Glen Maye have the finest scenery. The steeo wooded slopes overlooking the northern plain have breeding Sparrowhawks and Woodcock and here there is always the chance of a Wood Warbler in May.
 

      Much of the moorland has been turned over to conifer plantations. Some have been established for more than 100 years and have ornithologically attractive clearings and areas of failed plantation. During the last decade Siskin, and more recently Crossbill, have begun to colonise the coniferous plantations, while the smaller plantations and shelter belts frequently support a pair of Long-eared Owls (as in Ireland, the commonest owl) and the very young plantations may attract Short-eared Owls.

      Of the several reservoirs, Kerrowdhoo holds a variety of wildfowl in winter as do the two smaller Foxdale dams - Eairy and Kionslieu. In the north, the tiny Glascoe Dub and nearby Ballacorey are always worth a look.
 

      Curragh or willow carr is one of the most important habitats, the prime example being Ballaugh Curragh, a considerable expanse of marshland supporting a rich growth of willow and birch, together with Bog Myrtle. Renowned for its great Hen Harrier roost, it has a fine variety of birdlife at all seasons. The less extensive Greeba Curragh, stretching eastward from St. John's, is easily reached by the old railway track from which roding Woodcock can invariably be seen on spring evenings.
 

Ta bun jeh’n ennym Bayr ny Skeddan ayns y Vaarle - Herring Road - as t’eh yn nah cassan liauyr soit dy baghtal lesh cowrey skeddan ayn. T’eh mysh kiare meiley jeig er lhiurid as t’eh soit er raad ymmydit liorish ny eeasteyrn Manninagh keayrt dy row tra hroailt ad eddyr Balley Chashtal as Purt ny h-Inshey.

Geiyrt er Raad Mooar Ghorree, ta bayr ny skeddan goll twoaie lurg Glion Silverdale. Ta’n raad shoh goaill yn troailtagh tessyn y reeast faggys da’n Voayrd Runt as Barrool Jiass raad oddagh shiu goaill taitnys veih reaytryn yindyssagh jeh’n cheer neuvillit t’ayn. Eisht t’eh goll sheese dys Glion Meay raad ta’n cassan cheet lesh Raad ny Foillan son ny tree meiley s’jerree dys Purt ny h-Inshey. Shegin diu ceau eaddagh cooie as cur lhiu beggan dy ee.
 

1. Write out the above passage in English.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Answer these questions in Manx.

1. How long is the Herring Road?
2. Where does the road meet the Seagull Way?
3. What must you bring with you?
4. Between what towns does the road go?
5. Which old road does it follow at first?

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Ta Raad ny Foillan cassan queig meeiley jeig as kiare feed er lhiurid mygeayrt slyst ny marrey Vannin. Foddee shiu shooyl yn cassan aasagh dy liooar my t’eh jeant ayns peeshyn, ta’n cassan cowrit dy baghtal lesh foillan er cowraghyn gorrym. Va’n shooyl shoh crooit ayns cooinaghytyn jeh feailley "Blein Eiraght yn Ellan" ‘sy vlein nuy cheead jeig, shey as kiare feed.

Ta’n cassan shoh goll er yn clyst marrey raad erbee oddys eh. T’eh goll tessyn thalloo goll rish traieyn shillee ec Kione ny h-Ayrey, harrish crink shey cheead trieyn er yrjid as eayninyn ec yn Slogh, as yn oirr faiyragh ec Scarleod. Cha nel yn cassan shoh agh goaill ymmyd jeh raaidjyn theayagh raad t’eh ymmyrchagh. Oddagh shiu shooyl yn cassan ayns peeshyn eddyr baljyn as baljyn beggey cheerey, ny er un horch dy arraghey theayagh ny sorch elley.
 

1. Write out the above passage in English.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Answer these questions in Manx.

1. How long is the footpath?
2. What colour are the signs?
3. When was the footpath opened?
4. Wher does the footpath go?
5. Where are the gravel beaches?

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The Bayr ny Skeddan means the Herring Road and is the second of the long distance footpaths clearly waymarked with a sign incorporating the herring. It is approximately 14 miles long and is based on the route taken by Manx fishermen in the past as they journeyed between Castletown and Peel.

Following the Millennium Way, the Bayr ny Skeddan strikes north after Silverdale Glen. The route takes the rambler over the moorland-divide close by the Round Table and South Barrule where you can enjoy excellent views of unspoiled countryside. It then descends to Glen Maye where the path joins the Raad ny Foillan for the final three miles into Peel. Practical clothing and snacks are advised.