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"Here's health and peace and age of life, / And happiness for ever."
"Shoh slaynt as shee as eash dy vea, / As maynrys son dy bragh."

A recording in Manx Gaelic of John Gell speaking about the old Manx traditions around Christmas and New Year, and the old Manx blessing which was recited around the houses on New Year's Day.

This is Lesson 12 from John Gell's 'Conversational Manx', published by Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh in 1989, and available on the Learn Manx website:
http://learnmanx.com/cms/media/john%20gell%20pdf/MHF%20Conversational%20Manx.pdf

More information about the Manx language can be found here: http://www.learnmanx.com/

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The Manx New Year Blessing: Quaaltagh - John Gell

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The Manx New Year Blessing: Quaaltagh - John Gell

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