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  Cornish language, alphabet and pronunciation
Cornish is a Celtic language closely related to Breton and Welsh spoken mainly in Cornwall (Kernow) and also by a few people in Australia and the USA.
Cornish started to diverge from Welsh towards the end of the 7th century AD and the earliest known examples of written Cornish date from the end of the 9th century AD.
The Cornish used between 1250 and 1550 is known as Middle or Medieval Cornish and quite a lot of literature from this period still survives, including religious plays, poems and sermons.
www.omniglot.com /writing/cornish.htm   (1007 words)

  
  Samuel Cornish
Samuel Eli Cornish was born in Sussex County, Delaware, in 1795.
Cornish was licensed to preach in 1819 and spent a year as a missionary in Maryland.
Cornish established himself in New York City in 1821 and gathered a congregation which officially became the New Demeter Street Presbyterian Church when he was ordained in 1822.
www.africawithin.com /bios/samuel_cornish.htm   (830 words)

  
 NPR : Audie Cornish
Cornish played a major role in NPR's coverage of the hurricane recovery effort in New Orleans, reporting from neighborhoods in the infamous 9th Ward and Lakeview—the locations of levee breaks—as well as from the state house in Baton Rouge where policy makers have held emergency sessions to help get the state back on its feet.
Some of Cornish's favorite stories include a tour through Chef Paul Prudhomme's spice factory, a profile of a young violinist recounting his experience trapped in the Superdome after the storm, and a report on the rise in the number of people applying for gun permits in Louisiana.
Cornish has also covered the aftermath of other disasters including the deaths of several miners in West Virginia last January, as well as the tornadoes that struck Tennessee in 2006 and Alabama in 2007.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4986687   (443 words)

  
 Poultry Breeds - Cornish Chickens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cornish males are often pugnacious and the chicks tend to be more cannibalistic than some breeds.
Cornish need adequate protection during very cold weather as their feathers offer less insulation than can be found on most other chickens.
Cornish are movers and need space to exercise and develop their muscles.
www.ansi.okstate.edu /poultry/chickens/cornish   (283 words)

  
 Warlinenn - The Cornish Language Online
The Cornish Language (Kernewek) is the direct descendant of the ancient language spoken by the Celtic settlers who inhabited Cornwall (Kernow) and most of the British Isles long before the Roman conquest.
Cornish is a member of the Celtic family of languages comprising Irish, Scots and Manx Gaelic, Welsh and Breton.
In 1979 Kevsa an Taves Kernewek launched Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek (The Cornish Language Fellowship) to further the development of the language and to promote activities in Cornish for the benefit of the ever increasing number of people who wished to learn it and in particular who wished to use Cornish in everyday life.
www.cornish-language.org /english/faq.asp   (746 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport
The Cornish Sages - being rugby types they even have a tie to proclaim their identity lest members become confused or lost - are heading for Falmouth, by way of Hayle, Redruth, Camborne and most points west.
Quintrell is a former club secretary at Penryn, a town known in polite Cornish society as the Borough and throughout the rest of Cornwall as Shagtown due to it being a premier naval port for many decades before the estuary began silting up and Falmouth and Plymouth took over.
Trelawny, of course, the Cornish national anthem for which they all put down their pint mugs and defiantly stand to attention, bad knees and aching backs forgotten for a minute.
www.sport.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/10/13/srgall13.xml&sSheet=/sport/2005/10/13/ixrugu.html   (1337 words)

  
 The Cornish language | Today's issues | Guardian Unlimited
Cornish may not be the international language of business, but it has now been officially recognised by a European charter.
Cornish joins Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Scots and Ulster Scots as protected and promoted languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority languages.
Cornish is a Brythonic Celtic language descendent of the first celtic settlers to Britain.
www.guardian.co.uk /netnotes/article/0,6729,834801,00.html   (285 words)

  
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Cornish was the primary gathering spot and was considered one of the most beautifully gardened villages in the United States.
He began spending summers in Cornish in 1892, shortly after he turned from the Indian subject matter on which his reputation was based, and changed to themes of ‘mother and child’, emulating his friend Abbott Handerson Thayer in an updating of Renaissance subjects and aesthetics.
At Cornish, some modernist painters and sculptors of the early 20th century were more diverse in styles than the older members, and, many of them lived in ‘Plainfield House’, which was owned by miniaturist painter Lucia Fairchild Fuller (1870-1924).
www.askart.com /AskART/interest/cornish_colony_of_artists-new_hampshire_1.aspx?id=17   (2967 words)

  
 Cornish Rex Breeder - Tenderclaws Cattery
A. Cornish Rex are one of the breeds of cats that resulted from a naturally occurring or spontaneous mutation.
A. In 1950 the first Cornish Rex cat that was used as a foundation for this breed was discovered in a litter of "Barn Cats" born on a farm near Cornwall, England.
Cornish Rex cats have very excellent appetites; if you are not careful you can over feed your Rex because they are so friendly and quite adept at asking for more food than they require.
www.cornish-rex-breeder.com /project_ten/cornish_rex_faq.html   (1278 words)

  
 The Cornish Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Cornish language is similar to Welsh and Breton, forming one branch of the language spoken by Celts since the dawn of recorded history.
My first encounter with the Cornish language was in June 1992 when I was browsing around the second-hand bookshops in Hay-on-Wye on the Welsh border and came across "The Story of the Cornish Language" by Peter Berresford Ellis.
Cornish was still widely spoken when these words were originally used 500 years earlier by a Cornishman, Michael Joseph, a flsmith ("An Gof") who led a rebellion of 15,000 Cornish people and marched on London in the year 1497.
www.thecelticplanet.com /cornish.htm   (1406 words)

  
 Cornish on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cornish Cookie organic shortbreads voted the best in the West, the East, the South and the North.
A Cornish clotted cream tea consisting of scones, jam and clotted cream at a cafe on the edge of the cliffs at Kynance Cove waits for visitors who walk the path al (LON36741)
An oversized bee is one of a number of sculptures that dot the 30-acre outdoor section of the Eden Project in Cornwall, England.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Cornish.asp   (715 words)

  
 Cats and Kittens Magazine Cornish Rex Breed Profile
The Cornish rex is a small- to medium-size cat with an extremely soft, wavy coat, fine bones and a race-car chassis.
The size and depth of wave may vary, while the hair on the underside of the chin, on the chest, and on the abdomen is short and noticeably wavy.
Cornish rex are also known, she said, for their self-confidence, their desire to interact with people, their penchant for giving kisses, and their faster-than-a-speeding-bullet activity level.
www.catsandkittens.com /breeds/crex.shtml   (1709 words)

  
 Cat Fanciers' Association: Breed Profile: Cornish Rex
In appearance, Cornish Rex cats are a study in curves starting most noticeably with their coat which ideally falls in washboard waves.
In spite of their sophisticated, elegant appearance, Cornish Rex cats are anything but cool, aloof or dignified.
The DM title is achieved by the dam (mother) having produced five CFA grand champion/premier or DM offspring, or sire (father) having produced fifteen CFA grand champion/premier (alter) or DM offspring.
www.cfainc.org /breeds/profiles/cornish.html   (711 words)

  
 Cornish - Magazine - Central - British Council - LearnEnglish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It's actually Cornish, a language that is listed as 'extinct' in the UNESCO Red Book on Endangered Languages but which has experienced a remarkable revival in recent years.
Cornish (Kernewek) is the language that people spoke in Cornwall (Kernow) which is the county in the extreme South West of England.
Some people still say that Cornish died with Dolly Pentreath and this 'new' Cornish is an artificial language, but the revival has continued to this day.
www.britishcouncil.org /learnenglish-central-magazine-cornish.htm   (897 words)

  
 Cornwall County Council - Organisations Promoting Cornish
With the use of Cornish as a family language, Dalleth was established in 1979 to provide support, develop language materials for children learning the language, and to press for bilingual education and nursery provision.
Cornish is used as a platform language at all events and there is a Cornish language day.
It is active in support for Cornish language and dialect in schools; and in wider community activities at Cornish language events, writing projects, theatre events, poetry and verse.
www.cornwall.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=8498   (2484 words)

  
 Cornish Names
Cornish Names is the first attempt in one volume to cover all the personal names (both surnames and given names), placenames (both major and minor), and other onomastic aspects of the ancient language of Cornwall.
Cornish Names ranges from what to name the baby or a vacation house in Cornwall to how history and literature and folklore are preserved in the names of saints and the common people.
Cornish Names is written by a leading expert on name study, twice president of the American Name Society (ANS) and for decades on the editorial board of the journal Names and the executive board of ANS.
www.authorhouse.com /BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~9689.aspx   (3015 words)

  
 CFA Breed Standard: Cornish Rex
GENERAL: the Cornish Rex is distinguished from all other breeds by its extremely soft, wavy coat and racy type.
All contours of the Cornish Rex are gently curved.
By nature, the Cornish Rex is intelligent, alert, and generally likes to be handled.
www.cfainc.org /breeds/standards/cornish.html   (1989 words)

  
 Cornish, New Hampshire
Cornish was named for Sir Samuel Cornish, a distinguished admiral of the Royal Navy.
Cornish is known as a summer resort for artists and writers, with residents including Maxfield Parrish and Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Cornish also is the site of four covered bridges all on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Cornish-Windsor Bridge, which is the longest two-span covered bridge in the world.
www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/cornish.html   (418 words)

  
 Cats and Kittens Magazine Cornish Rex Breed Profile
The Cornish rex is a small- to medium-size cat with an extremely soft, wavy coat, fine bones and a race-car chassis.
The size and depth of wave may vary, while the hair on the underside of the chin, on the chest, and on the abdomen is short and noticeably wavy.
Cornish rex are also known, she said, for their self-confidence, their desire to interact with people, their penchant for giving kisses, and their faster-than-a-speeding-bullet activity level.
www.petpublishing.com /catkit/breeds/crex.shtml   (1709 words)

  
 'Cornish Mining' technology overseas
Trevithick’s transatlantic venture (1814-18) saw high pressure Cornish steam engines and boilers fabricated in numerous sections, transported by sail across the Atlantic and then conveyed on mules over 15,000 feet (4,500m) up into the Andes to be re-assembled at the flooded Pasco silver mines.
Three Cornish engines were ordered by the Dutch Government in the mid-1840s for the purpose of draining the Haarlem Mere.
A Cornish engine house, the remains of the crusher house (for Cornish Rolls), part of a Cornish boiler and the flue and chimney survive.
www.cornish-mining.org.uk /status/crnshmnngvrss.htm   (678 words)

  
 Cornish-American Mailing List
David's latest CD, "At the Edge of the Cornish Sea" released in 2002, is based upon his first journey to Britain and was inspired by his travels to the castle ruins of Tintagel in Cornwall, Glastonbury, Stonehenge, and London.
First settled in 1885 by colleagues of America’s Michelangelo, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the Cornish Colony was a retreat for sculptors, painters, writers, and musicians.
Known as “the Athens of America,” the Cornish Colony was a lively, glamorous society during its heyday from 1885 to 1925.
www.connorsgenealogy.com /CornishAmerican   (1498 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Cornish, Gene
Cornish was born in Ottawa but moved to the US when he was a child after his mother (vocalist for Woody Herman and Ozzie Nelson) married and American.
Following a solo stint in the early '60's, he became guitarist with Joey Dee And The Starlighters who were regulars at the Peppermint Lounge in New York.
Cornish left the band in 1971 and formed Bulldog followed by Fotomaker (with Danelli) and another lesser known group out of New York called G.C. Dangerous.
jam.canoe.ca /Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/C/Cornish_Gene.html   (405 words)

  
 GENUKI: Cornwall
Cornish Court Depositions are found in miscellaneous Cornish Records, giving names, residence, occupation and ages of various persons.
Cornish Genealogical Database which is of use to those researching their ancestry.
Cornish Wills proved at the prerogative Court of Canterbury also has a list of persons who held lands in Cornwall, or resided in Cornwall, and had their Wills proved at the PCC.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/Cornwall   (10985 words)

  
 Maine Local Government - Town of Cornish - Main Page
Cornish is a town in York County, incorporated on February 27, 1794.
Joseph Thompson settled the area that is now the village of Cornish in 1782.
His house was followed by several others, starting a trend that increased the population to 141 by the time of the first census in 1790.
www.maine.gov /local/york/cornish   (134 words)

  
 Accommodation in Cornwall | Business in Cornwall | Holiday Information in Cornwall
Cornish Connexions has helped visitors to Cornwall plan their holiday since 1996.
Cornish Connexions contains a wide variety of information about what to do and where to go while on holiday in Cornwall, whether you plan to relax on one of the fantastic beaches that Cornwall offers or yearn for something a bit more exciting.
From the Mermaid of Zennor to Cornish wreckers and smugglers, Cornwall has a most fascinating culture.
www.connexions.co.uk   (293 words)

  
 BBC - Voices - Multilingual Nation
A reasonable estimate of the current number of speakers able to use Cornish effectively for everyday purposes is around 300 in Cornwall itself, with a further 50 reported for the London area.
The language is spoken in a wide variety of situations: the conduct of business in Cornish organisations; in cultural events; in a wide variety of social settings; and most importantly in the homes of a handful of families.
I learned Cornish in the early 1970s, and have managed to remain fairly fluent for over thirty years, despite living in America for about half of that time (and now living in Scotland).
www.bbc.co.uk /voices/multilingual/cornish.shtml   (887 words)

  
 Cornwall and the Cornish
The last native Cornish speaker is popularly supposed to have been Dolly Pentreath who died in 1777 and is buried in Paul churchyard, near Newlyn.
The sad fact is that, despite a revival, Cornish is more a language of the graveyard than the playground.
This does not stop the Cornish from asserting their difference from the English metropolitan culture which has changed so much of their culture.
www.brycchancarey.com /places/cornwall   (530 words)

  
 The Ancient Cornish Language
Some historians point to the failed 'Cornish Rebellion of 1497' - led by Michael Joseph 'An Gof' (the Smith) and Thomas Flamank - and the 'Prayer Book Rebellion' of 1549 as two major turning point in the demise of Cornish.
Cornish folk are more likely to say "Going Truro Are 'ee ?" rather than "Are you going to Truro ?".
Some Keywords in the Cornish Language, with their Breton Equivalents - kindly supplied by Loic POVY and Gildas CHATAL or Gaelic Equivalents - kindly supplied by Cecil Ward of the Isle of Skye.
www.shimbo.co.uk /language/language.htm   (463 words)

  
 Cornish College of the Arts: Friends
And Cornish artists – faculty, students and alumni – are often at the center of the action: Cornish artists start bands and form composer’s groups.
Carver Gayton, PhD will receive an Honorary Degree from Cornish College of the Arts, to be presented at the Cornish Commencement Ceremony on May 15, 2007.
Longtime supporters of Cornish College of the Arts, James and Sherry Raisbeck will receive the prestigious 69th First Citizen Award for their philanthropic efforts on May 31, 2007.
www.cornish.edu /friends/default.php   (263 words)

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