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The Manx have a long tradition of moving to Liverpool for work, hence a lot of Liverpool people have Manx ancestry, among them are Paul McCartney of The Beatles, [5] American actress Olivia Wilde, former Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle and Chris Cornell of the bands Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of The Dog.
Manx (endonym: Gaelg or Gailck, pronounced [ɡilɡ, geːlɡ] or ), [3] also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Gaelic language of the insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family. Manx is the heritage language of the Manx people.
The Manx (Manx language: Ny Manninee) are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe.They are often described as a Celtic people on the basis of their recent Goidelic Celtic language, but their ethnic origins are mixed, including Germanic (Norse and English) and Norse-Gaelic lines.
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.
Cleveland was a town of only six hundred people. A population grew to around 3000 of both Manx-born or of Manx descent bound together by their Manx language and customs. Amongst the immigrants was William Corlett who donated land for the community's log schoolhouse so Manx children would be educated in their native Manx and English languages ...
Classification: People: By nationality: British: Manx also: Countries : United Kingdom : Isle of Man : People Wikimedia Commons has media related to People of the Isle of Man .
Illiam Dhône (also known as William Christian), (1608–1663), Manx patriot executed in 1663, great grandfather of Fletcher Christian. Sir Charles Kerruish OBE LLD CP MLC (1917–2003), first non-gubernatorial head of the Manx executive. Mark Wilks (1759–1831), Speaker of the House of Keys, later Governor of St Helena.
Manx Radio, the national radio station of the Isle of Man; Manx Spirit, a clear whisky from the Isle of Man; Meyers Manx, a dune buggy; Varius Manx, a Polish pop group; Handley Page Manx, an experimental British aircraft from World War II; Harry Manx, Manx-born Canadian musician; Manx Software (named after the cat), developers of the Aztec C ...