Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh
The Manx Gaelic Society (Template:Lang-gv), later known as the Manx Language Society, was founded in 1899[1] in the Isle of Man to promote the Manx language. The group's motto was Gyn çhengey, gyn çheer ("Without language, without country").[2]
History
The group's first president was A.W. Moore, later Speaker of the House of Keys.[3]
During the 1950s the group put great effort into recording the remaining speakers of the Manx language.[4]
A stamp celebrating the centenary of the Society was issued in the Isle of Man in 1999.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Peter Berresford Ellis (2002). Celtic Dawn. Y Lolfa. pp. 85–. ISBN 978-0-86243-643-8.
- ^ Isle of Man. Tynwald. Legislative Council (October 1984). The Times Reports of Debates in the Manx Legislature. pp. t–178.
- ^ Peter Berresford Ellis (1985). The Celtic Revolution: A Study in Anti-imperialism. Y Lolfa. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-0-86243-096-2.
- ^ Gordon McCoy; Maolcholaim Scott (2000). Gaelic Identities. Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-85389-766-8.
- ^ http://www.poileasaidh.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/gawneseminar.html
External links
- Official website
- The Origin of the Manx Language Society. Reprinted from the Isle of Man Examiner of January 3, 1914 (also in Manx Quarterly #14 p132/3 Sept 1914)
