De Yow, pemdhegves mis Hedra
Thursday, 15th October
Da ew genam taclow coth, preiweyth dres ehen. My a drouvyas lehen amal a Oos an Vetêrnes Victoria nanj ew môy es hanter cans bledhen. Coth o hei solabres e’n bledhednyow trei ügens. Ma merk dhe’n gorthenep, henn ew glôb gans an ger “Minton”, etho an lehen a veu gwres tredh mil eth cans trei ügens ha trei ha mil eth cans trei ügens ha dewdhek. My a welas an kethsam patron en liwyow deffrans – gorliwys – bes gwell ew genam ow lehen fin vy. Ma’n patron war enep ow tisqwedhes hesken po corsen papyrus – en gis Ejyptek. A wrüg an prei dos dhort Kernow? William Cookworthy a dhiskevras prei gwydn (growan boder) ogas dhe Austol en mil seyth cans dogens ha pemp. Gelwys o va “Owr Gwydn”. Meur a brei eth dhe’n weythva Minton. E’n bledhednyow trei ügens nei a welas crigow atal avel pyramids gwydn – An Menow a Gernow
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I like old things, especially pottery. I found a Victorian border tile more than fifty years ago. It was already old in the sixties. The reverse side has a mark, that is a globe and the word “Minton”, so the tile was made between 1863 and 1872. I saw the self-same pattern in different colours – garish – but I prefer my elegant tile. The pattern on the face shows papyrus sedge or reed – in Egyptian fashion. Did the clay come from Cornwall? William Cookworthy discovered kaolin (decomposed granite) near St Austell in 1745. It was called “White Gold”. A lot of clay went to the Minton factory. In the sixties we saw waste heaps like white pyramids – the Cornish Alps.
Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
an bledhednyow trei ügens the sixties
dres ehen especially
enep (m) face
fin elegant
gorliwys garish
gorthenep (m) reverse side
growan (f) granite
gweythva (f) factory
lehen amal (f) border tile
poder decayed, decomposed
preiweyth (m) pottery
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