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The Manx (/ m æ ŋ k s / manks; Manx: ny Manninee) are an ethnic group originating on the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea in Northern Europe. They belong to the diaspora of the Gaelic ethnolinguistic group, which now populate the parts of the British Isles which once were the Kingdom of the Isles and Dál Riata .
Isle of Man Newspapers publishes the Isle of Man's newspapers. They are the Isle of Man Examiner, the Isle of Man Courier and the Manx Independent. They are all weekly newspapers. Its website is www.iomtoday.co.im, as well as owning GEF.im. The company was formerly called the Isle of Man Courier Group until its name was changed in 1992.
This is a list of newspapers in the Isle of Man. The company Isle of Man Newspapers (owned by Tindle) publishes the following three newspapers: [1] Isle of Man Courier (weekly, free) [1] Isle of Man Examiner (weekly) [1] Manx Independent (weekly) [1]
The Manx name of the Isle of Man is Ellan Vannin: ellan (Manx pronunciation:), a Manx word meaning "island"; Mannin (IPA:) appears in the genitive case as Vannin (IPA:), with initial consonant mutation, hence Ellan Vannin, "Island of Mann". The short form used in English is spelled either Mann or Man.
A bilingual sign in the Isle of Man featuring Manx Gaelic and English. The official language of the Isle of Man is English. Manx Gaelic has traditionally been spoken but is now considered "critically endangered". [1] The Manx Gaelic language is a Goidelic Celtic language and is one of a number of insular Celtic languages spoken in the British ...
Megaw, B R S. (1978) Norseman and Native in the Kingdom of the Isles: a re-assessment of the Manx evidence, in P J Davey (ed), Man and Environment in the Isle of Man, British Archaeological Reports (British Series), 54, 265-314; Swift, C J. (1987) Irish influence on ecclesiastical settlements in Scotland.
The Isle of Man is a low-tax economy with no capital gains tax, wealth tax, stamp duty, or inheritance tax [1] and a top rate of income tax of 22%. [2] The rate of corporation tax is 0% for almost all types of income; the only exceptions are that the profits of banks are taxed at 10%, as is rental (or other) income from land and buildings ...
Thatching in the Isle of Man include a group of thatched houses at Cregneash Folk Museum, [6] which are Manx National Heritage property, whose buildings and land are excluded from the register. DEFA notes that ten are designed by noted architect Baillie Scott. [1] A number are designed by, or associated with, architect Thomas Brine. [note 1]