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The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin, also Ellan Vannin [ˈɛlʲan ˈvanɪnʲ]) or Mann (/ m æ n / man), [11] is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the Celtic nations and is the homeland of the Manx people, a Celtic ethnic group.
The flag of the Isle of Man (Manx: brattagh Vannin) is a triskelion, composed of three armoured legs with golden spurs, upon a red background. It has been the official flag of the Isle of Man since 1 December 1932 and is based on the Manx coat of arms , which dates back to the 13th century.
The Story of Mann – Government site with a collections of links on Isle of Man history. The History of the Courts on the Isle of Man – Government site with a summary on the history of rulers on the Isle of Man. Isle of Man Genealogy Archived 16 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine – information about the genealogy of the Isle of Man from ...
Architecture of the Isle of Man List of abbeys and priories on the Isle of Man; List of castles in the Isle of Man; Languages of the Isle of Man. Manx, a Gaelic language. English language. Anglo-Manx, the distinctive indigenous English dialect of the Manx; British English, the usual form of English used in the Isle of Man, especially for formal ...
In addition to the Isle of Man itself, the Isle of Man Government administers three small neighbouring islands: the Calf of Man, St Patrick's Isle and St Michael's Isle. There is one place with official status as a city, three places with official status as towns, four villages, and many other smaller settlements.
According to the 2011 interim census, [4] the Isle of Man is home to 84,655 people, of whom 26,218 reside in the island's capital Douglas (Doolish).The largest proportion of the population was born on the island, but major settlement by English people (Sostnagh/ Sostynagh) and others has significantly altered the demographics.
The present coat of arms is an augmentation of honour of the ancient arms of the feudal Lord of Man. [2] It is unknown when the triskeles device was originally adopted as a symbol relating to the Isle of Man. [5] It appears associated with the Isle in several late 13th-century rolls of arms, such as the Camden Roll, Herald's Roll, Segar's Roll ...
The name of Isle of Man is eponymous after Manannán mac Lir, a Celtic sea god, according to an old Irish lexicon (Cormac's glossary or Sanas Cormaic). [12] A further tidbit of Manx mythology provides that Manannan, who was "the first man of Man, rolled on three legs like a wheel through the mist" ( O'Donovan , the translator of the glossary ...