{ "created": "1778-01-01", "ident": "Ancient-Chronicle-of-Man-Vallency", "name": "Mananan: An ancient Chronicle of Man, printed in the Manx, 1778.", "original": "Manx", "notes": "Vallencey: \u0022 This is one example of the Manks being perfect Irish; it is written as pronounced, and every Irishman can understand it. The orthography is lost.\u2014See two line in the proper Irish; the sound and the grammar are alike in both:\r\n\r\nMananan beg bha Mac a Leirr,\r\n\u2019Sfhein an chead ar ag robh riogh \u00E8\r\nAcht mor faor Dadann cur mian air,\r\nGo robh \u00E8 fhein acht An-chriostigh.", "author": "unknown", "transcription": "R.Teare, from C. Vallency", "translator": "C. Vallency", "source": "Vallencey, Charles. COLLECTANEA DE REBUS HIBERNICUS. Vol. IV. Luke White, Dublin. 1786. III. Of the DEITIES of the PAGAN IRISH, P.510: \u0026 Notes: M, p.549" }