Chalse a Killey (Charles Gell) c.1870
Chalse a Killey, the subject of T. E. Brown's poem, written shortly after his death around 1870:
"So you are gone, dear Chalse!
Ah! well: it was enough —
The ways were cold, the ways were rough —
O Heaven! O home!
No more to roam —
Chalse, poor Chalse."
Christened Charles Gell, he was better known as "Chalse-e-Killey" / "Chalse y Killey" / Chalse a Killey"
His entrance in the Manx Worthies reads as follows:
"Chalse-y-Killey wandered over the island "going on the houses." But, though he begged, he performed many useful offices for his numerous friends and acquaintances, and for this and his power of quaint and humorous anecdote he was welcomed everywhere. He was supposed to be, and no doubt was, in some respects, rather silly but he nevertheless possessed considerable shrewdness. Truly devout, and to this he appears to have owed his nickname, which signifies "Charles of the Church."
The full entry can be found here: www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/worthies/p200.htm
T. E. Brown's poem can be found here:
manxliterature.com/sort-by-genre/genre/old-john-and-other...
This picture comes from William Gell's book on the subject of T. E. Brown: "The Patriot Poet."
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Chalse a Killey (Charles Gell) c.1870
Chalse a Killey, the subject of T. E. Brown's poem, written shortly after his death around 1870:
"So you are gone, dear Chalse!
Ah! well: it was enough —
The ways were cold, the ways were rough —
O Heaven! O home!
No more to roam —
Chalse, poor Chalse."
Christened Charles Gell, he was better known as "Chalse-e-Killey" / "Chalse y Killey" / Chalse a Killey"
His entrance in the Manx Worthies reads as follows:
"Chalse-y-Killey wandered over the island "going on the houses." But, though he begged, he performed many useful offices for his numerous friends and acquaintances, and for this and his power of quaint and humorous anecdote he was welcomed everywhere. He was supposed to be, and no doubt was, in some respects, rather silly but he nevertheless possessed considerable shrewdness. Truly devout, and to this he appears to have owed his nickname, which signifies "Charles of the Church."
The full entry can be found here: www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/worthies/p200.htm
T. E. Brown's poem can be found here:
manxliterature.com/sort-by-genre/genre/old-john-and-other...
This picture comes from William Gell's book on the subject of T. E. Brown: "The Patriot Poet."
This picture is uploaded by Culture Vannin, which exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.
www.culturevannin.imhttp://www.facebook.com/culturevannin...