Well I thought it was " Shane lhiat " [ slenn- L' YATT ] I took with me to Gaelic speaking Ireland " a first Manx words cards " to try out. I'm no linguist !! Anyway Goodbye & Thankyou must at least

have been recognisable. A tour guide told me I was the first on her bus to try after many years. Now Her Majesty has bravely uttered a few words in Irish [ with perfect pronunciation ] so the TV

chap said last night at her Irish State Dinner.