CHANCE ENCOUNTER by Les Rendell
Where be ‘ee goin’ to, me ‘ansome?Ted’n often I see ‘ee round ‘ere,Why ’tis more’n sennight I saw ‘eeOff down to the kiddley for beer.
Category: Humour
A POACHER’S LAMENT by Les Rendell
John Polgreen were hardly a shammickAn’ a pattic would do ‘en bit shortBut drulgy he was an’ a drunkardAn’ oftimes he landed in court. Mazed
EVEN MORE CHAT with Maid Lowenna – Joy Stevenson
I bin Trurra day furr bit shoppun. Tha plaace wuz boilun with people yewd think twuz Cow day. Mind, I da reckon tha shops in
“Things We Da Say” by Maid Lowenna – Joy Stevenson
Launder – Guttering. Grushunns – The dregs especially tea leaves. Wisht uz a winnurd – Feeling and looking ill, miserable. Winnard is a bird like
Strange & Ghostly Cornish Tales by Pat Robins
Years ago, long before the arrival of radio or TV, Cornish folk often entertained each other by telling a tale. On dark, cold winter nights
Tales of Old Cornwall – The Tale Of The Boscastle Pigs by Stewart Murphy
There is one name that appears more often than any other when tales of old Cornwall are told. That is the famous Vicar of Morwenstow,
Cornwall Humour by Alan Murton in 2002
Alan Murton – Runner Up in Confederation of Old Cornwall Societies Essay Competitiony November 30th is looming large. I’m a “Dreckly” specialist and wait for
A Little Bit More Chat With Maid Lowenna by Joy Stevenson
Donkey shays were a means of transport for many Cornish years ago; miners, especially, used them to get to their work each day. It was
Remembering The Dear Old Cornish Privvy by Joy Stevenson in 1996
I see that English Heritage is giving grants of £100 to some who wish to restore their old privvy in the back garden to its
My Most Unforgettable Character – A Memory of South Crofty Mine c1995
The first time I met Walter he was in a terrible rage, his eyes gleaming redly in the light of my cap lamp like some