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  2. Culture of the Isle of Man - Wikipedia

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    Manx cheese has been a particular success, featuring smoked and herb-flavoured varieties, and is stocked by many of the UK's supermarket chains. Manx cheese took bronze medals in the 2005 British Cheese Awards, and sold 578 tonnes over the year. There are not many unique desserts, although the Peel flapjack is a popular one.

  3. Manx people - Wikipedia

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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 and Ireland which once were the Kingdom of the Isles and Dál Riata .

  4. Manx language - Wikipedia

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    The Manx Language Strategy was released in 2017, outlining a five-year plan for the language's continued revitalisation. [14] [15] Culture Vannin employs a Manx Language Development Officer (Manx: Yn Greinneyder) to encourage and facilitate the use of the language.

  5. Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh - Wikipedia

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    Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh, also known as the Manx Language Society and formerly known as Manx Gaelic Society, is an organization dedicated to, and was founded in 1899 in the Isle of Man to, promote the Manx language. The group's motto is Gyn çhengey, gyn çheer (Without language, without country). [1]

  6. The Michael Players - Wikipedia

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    The Michael Players are the only established group performing works from the Manx dialect theatre tradition in the Isle of Man today. In 2017 the Michael Players were awarded the Reih Bleeaney Vanannan, the Isle of Man's greatest annual cultural award for contributions to Manx culture. [8]

  7. Robert Corteen Carswell - Wikipedia

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    The book traces Manx literature from its earliest appearances through to the present day, connecting the bilingual extracts with a commentary that places them in the context of Manx history. [8] The book is the first full-scale collection of Manx literature, and as such it is a highly significant contribution to Manx culture and identity.

  8. Aeglagh Vannin - Wikipedia

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    Aeglagh Vannin ("the Youth of Mann" in Manx Gaelic) [1] was a youth group in the Isle of Man whose purpose was the engagement with and revitalisation of Manx language, history and culture. It was established by Mona Douglas in 1931, went through a number of mutations, and faded out in the 1970s.

  9. John Kneen - Wikipedia

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    In recognition of his work on Manx culture, Kneen was awarded an honorary degree of Master of Arts in July 1929 by Liverpool University. [ 1 ] In 1930 Kneen received a grant of £200 from the Norwegian State Research Fund and the Trustees of the Fridtjof Nansen Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research, to fund his continued research into ...