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Sophia Morrison
Sophia Morrison (24 May 1859 – 14 January 1917) was a Manx cultural activist, folklore collector and author. Through her own work and role in encouraging and enthusing others, she is considered to be one of the key figures of the Manx cultural revival. She is best remembered today for writing ''Manx Fairy Tales'', published in 1911, although her greatest influence was as an activist for the revitalisation of Manx culture, particularly through her work with the Manx Language Society and its journal, ''Mannin'', which she edited from 1913 until her death. Early life Sophia Morrison was born in Peel, Isle of Man, as the third of nine children to Charles Morrison (1824–80) and his wife Louisa (née Crellin) (1830–1901). Her father was a well-respected merchant who owned a fleet of fishing boats and was responsible for the building of Athol Street in Peel. The 1881 census recorded Sophia Morrison as living at 7 Athol Street, accessed April 2013. but it is possible that she li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Josephine Kermode (Cushag)
Josephine Kermode (1852–1937) was a Manx poet and playwright better known by the pen name "Cushag". Early life Margaret Letitia Josephine Kermode was born on 18 September 1852, at 73 Parliament Street, Ramsey.'Cushag: An Appreciation’by Constance Radcliffe, in ''Them ‘Oul Times: Poems by Cushag'', Edited and Published by Constance Radcliffe, 1993, pp. i–iii (available o''Manx Literature'' on Flickr(accessed 20 June 2013)) She was one of seven children who lived beyond childhood to Rev William Kermode (1815–1890), and his second wife, Jane née Bishop (1818–1858), of Shelton Hall, Staffordshire.'Philip Moore Callow Kermode, 1855–1935', by Frances Coakley owww.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/ref> As well as being Chaplain of St. Paul's Church, Ramsey, Josephine Kermode's father was President of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society and he was to initiate a Parish Book for Ballaugh, in which he wrote a useful account of the antiquarian remains in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Henry Jenner
Henry Jenner (8 August 1848 – 8 May 1934) was a British scholar of the Celtic languages, a Cornwall, Cornish cultural activist, and the chief originator of the Cornish language revival. Jenner was born at St Columb Major on 8 August 1848. He was the son of Henry Lascelles Jenner, who was one of two curates to the Rector (ecclesiastical), Rector of St. Columb Major, and later consecrated though not enthroned as the first Anglican Diocese of Dunedin#Jenner controversy, Bishop of Dunedin and the grandson of Herbert Jenner-Fust. In 1869 Jenner became a clerk in the Probate Division of the High Court and two years later was nominated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate at Canterbury for a post in the Department of Ancient Manuscripts in the British Museum, his father then being the Rector of Preston-next-Wingham, Preston, a small village near Canterbury. In 1904, he successfully campaigned for Cornwall to join the Celtic Congress. He jointly founded the Old Cornwall Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Mannin or Ó Mannin is a surname, and may refer to: * Ethel Mannin (1900–1984), British novelist and political activist * James Mannin (died 1779), Irish artist * Padraig Gearr Ó Mannin (fl.1798), United Irishman See also * Manning * Mannion * Mannin (journal) ''Mannin: Journal of Matters Past and Present relating to Mann'' was an academic journal for the promotion of Manx culture, published biannually between 1913 and 1917 by the Manx Society, ''Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh''. It was edited by Sophia Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Peel Players
The Peel Players were an amateur theatre group from the Isle of Man in operation during the 1910s and specialising in Anglo-Manx dialect productions. Through the initiation of Sophia Morrison,Mona Douglas, 'Story of a Militant Manxwoman: Sophia Morrison was a Champion of Manx Culture' (1964), in "Restoring to Use Our Almost-Forgotten Dances": The Collection and Revival of Manx Folk Song and Dance' by Mona Douglas, ed. Stephen Miller, Onchan: Chiollagh Books, 2004, pp. 61 - 65 the group met for the first time in July 1912 at Christian Street School, Peel.'Drama' in ''A Bibliographical Account of Works Relating to the Isle of Man: Volume II'', compiled and edited by William Cubbon, London: Oxford University Press, 1939, pp. 1005 - 1030 They commenced playing in 1913 with Christopher R. Shimmin as producer. On 13 January 1913 the Players premiered Shimmin's short Manx dialect play, ''Illiam Kodhere's Will'', in the Gaiety Theatre in Douglas. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manx English
Manx English (Manks English), or Anglo-Manx (Anglo-Manks), is the historic dialect of English spoken on the Isle of Man, though today in decline. It has many borrowings from Manx, a Goidelic language, and it differs widely from any other variety of English, including dialects from other areas in which Celtic languages are or were spoken, such as Welsh English and Hiberno-English. Early Anglo-Manx contained words of Gaelic and Old Norse origin, but also came to be influenced by the speech of Liverpool and Lancashire in North West England. The Manx historian and linguist Arthur William Moore noted that the dialect varied slightly from parish to parish but that the same turns of phrase and the same stock of words pervaded the whole island. Moore's ''A Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect'' (Oxford University Press, 1924) and W. Walter Gill's ''Manx Dialect Words and Phrases'' (J.W. Arrowsmith, 1934) document the high-water mark of this dialect. The poet T. E. Brown was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manx Gaelic Society
Manx (; formerly sometimes spelled Manks) is an adjective (and derived noun) describing things or people related to the Isle of Man: * Manx people **Manx surnames * Isle of Man It may also refer to: Languages * Manx language, also known as Manx or Manx Gaelic, the native Goidelic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family of the Isle of Man * Manx English, the English dialect of the Isle of Man Animals and plants * Manx cat, a cat breed with no tail or sometimes a short tail, originating on the Isle of Man * Manx Loaghtan, a breed of sheep, originating on the Isle of Man * Manx Rumpy, a breed of chicken, not originating on the Isle of Man * Manx robber fly (''Machimus cowini''), an insect * Manx shearwater (''Puffinus puffinus''), a seabird * Isle of Man cabbage (''Coincya monensis monensis''), sometimes called the Manx cabbage * Cabbage tree (New Zealand) (''Cordyline australis''), sometimes called the Manx palm * Extinct animals from the Isle of Man Other use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manx Language
Manx ( or , or ), also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Goidelic language, 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. Although few children native to the Isle of Man speak Manx as a first language, there has been a steady increase in the number of speakers since the death of Ned Maddrell in 1974. He was considered to be the last speaker to grow up in a Manx-speaking community environment. Despite this, the language has never fallen completely out of use, with a minority having some knowledge of it as a heritage language, and it is still an important part of the island's Culture of the Isle of Man, culture and cultural heritage. Manx is often cited as a good example of language revitalization efforts; in 2015, around 1,800 people had varying levels of second-language conversational ability. Since the late 20th century, Manx has become more visible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Buggane
In Manx folklore, a (or ''boagane'') was a huge ogre-like creature native to the Isle of Man. Some have considered them akin to the Scandinavian troll. Manx folklore A shapeshifter, the buggane is generally described as a malevolent being that can appear as a large black calf or human with ears or hooves of a horse. It was large enough to tear the roof off a church. Its natural form is described as "covered with a mane of coarse, black hair; it had eyes like torches, and glittering sharp tusks". Another tale describes it as a huge man with bull's horns, glowing eyes and large teeth. As magical creatures, bugganes were unable to cross water or stand on hallowed ground. St Trinian's Church The most famous story recounts a buggane who found himself an inadvertent stowaway on a ship bound for Ireland. Determined to return to the Isle of Man, he caused a storm and guided the ship towards the rocky coast of Contrary Head. His plan was interdicted through the intervention of St. Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Moddey Dhoo
The Moddey Dhoo ( or , meaning "black dog" in Manx language, Manx):"Moddey Dhoo (pronounced ''Mauthe Doo'') signifying in English, the 'Black Dog'".: "They say, that an Apparition called, in their language, the ''Mauthe Doog'', etc. is a phantom Black dog (folklore), black dog in Isle of Man, Manx folklore that reputedly haunted Peel Castle on the west coast of the Isle of Man. Nomenclature The Manx Language, Manx name Moddey Dhoo was mis-transcribed as Mauthe Doog () by an influential 18th-Century English-speaking folklore source, which led to a history of misspellings of the proper name. This heterography "Mauthe Doog" carried over from old printing is confusing, but Manx Celtic "" does not mean "dog", rather, the orthography of "" means "black". While Manx is the term for "dog". Legend The English topographer and poet George Waldron seems to be the sole definitive written authority of this folklore localized in the castle. Waldron transcribes the original Manx Language, Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Archibald Knox (designer)
Archibald Knox (9 April 1864 – 22 February 1933), was a Manx designer of Scottish descent. He is best known as being Liberty's primary designer at the height of their success and influence upon British and International design. Knox's work bridged the Arts and Crafts Movement, Celtic Revival, Art Nouveau, and Modernism. He is seen as a leading figure of the Modern Style movement. Knox's hundreds of designs for Liberty made his style widely known, though not his name, as Liberty kept their designers anonymous. Most of his work for Liberty was for the Tudric (pewter) and Cymric (precious metals) ranges. The gravestone of Liberty founder, Arthur Lasenby Liberty, was designed by Knox. His design talent covered a wide range of objects, ornamental and utilitarian, and included silverware and pewterware, jewellery, inkwells, boxes, gravestones, watercolours, graphic designs, calligraphy, a house design, fonts and even bank cheques. Some sources estimate that he produced around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Arthur William Moore
Arthur William Moore, CVO, SHK, JP, MA (6 February 1853 – 12 November 1909) was a Manx antiquarian, historian, linguist, folklorist, and former Speaker of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man. He published under the sobriquet A. W. Moore. Life Arthur William Moore was born in Cronkborne, Braddan. He was the son of William Fine Moore MHK and a descendant of Illiam Dhone. He was educated at Rugby School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. Thereafter he assisted his father in the management of the sailcloth manufactory, and on his father's death in the eighties, he succeeded to the business. He was also a great sportsman, being a blue whilst at Cambridge, an active rower, and a founding member of Cronkbourne Cricket Club. He also bore the entire cost of the forming and furnishing of this club and of laying the ground. On 22 February 1887 he married Louisa Elizabeth Wynn Hughes-Games (1866-1937). They had four children: Helena (b. 1888), Margery (b. 1889), William (b. 1890, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
