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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.
The proliferation of this music coincided with a boom in the tourism industry for the Isle, and Manx music-hall and dance-hall songs and dances saw increased demand. [9] By the 20th century instrumental music accompanied most worship on the Isle of Man. Later in the 20th century, Manx church musical traditions slowly declined.
The Isle of Man has three radio stations: Manx Radio, Energy FM and 3FM. There is no insular television service, but local transmitters retransmit British mainland digital broadcasts via the free-to-air digital terrestrial service Freeview. The Isle of Man is served by BBC North West for BBC One and BBC Two television services, and ITV Granada ...
Photochrom of Loch Promenade during a storm, 1890s Douglas Promenade, which runs nearly the entire length of beachfront in Douglas Sea terminal in Douglas. Douglas (Manx: Doolish, pronounced [ˈdðuːlʲəʃ]) is the capital city and largest settlement of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,677 (2021) and an area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km 2).
The Centre for Manx Studies (Manx: Laare-Studeyrys Manninagh) is a department of the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology in the University of Liverpool whose focus is the study of the Isle of Man, the Manx language, and Manx culture and history.
There is one place with official status as a city, three places with official status as towns, four villages, and many other smaller settlements. Traditionally the Island is divided into six sheadings, then further into seventeen parishes. Manx language names are given in italics. Aerial view of Douglas and the southern half of the Isle of Man
The Manannan Ballad or Manx Traditionary Ballad is a poem in Early Manx [1] dating from about the beginning of the 16th century. It gives an account of the history of the Isle of Man and its rulers, ranging from the Gaelic god Manannán mac Lir up to Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby. [2] The Manannan Ballad is the oldest datable work in the ...
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society Philip Moore Callow Kermode (21 March 1855 – 5 September 1932), was a Manx antiquarian, historian and naturalist. Philip Moore Callow Kermode was born in Ramsey, Isle of Man to Rev. William Kermode (1815–1890) and his second wife Jane née Bishop (1818–1858).