The Three Subgroups of Celtic Mythology

[sistergoldenhair]

Goidelic - Irish (Ireland), Manx (Isle of Man), and Scottish

Insular Brythonic - Welsh (Wales), Cornish (Cornwall)

Continental Brythonic - mainland European

(http://www.yourencyclopedia.net/Goidelic_mythology.html)

[sistergoldenhair]

Ellan Vannin (in Manx)

Isle of Man (in English)

---

National motto: Quocunque Jeceris Stabit
(Latin: Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand)
Official languages: English, Manx
Capital: Douglas
Lord of Mann: Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor: Air Marshal Ian Macfadyen
Chief Minister: Richard Corkill
Currency: Isle of Man pound (on par with pound sterling)

National Anthem

The Isle of Man National Anthem, known in Manx as Aran Ashoonagh dy Vannin, was written and composed by William Henry Gill (1839-1923), with the Manx translation by John J. Kneen (1873-1939) There are eight verses in all, but the first and last verses are those usually sung. The anthem was given official status by the Isle of Man's Tynwald in 2002, with God Save the Queen, being designated the royal anthem.

Lyrics:

English Verses:

O land of our birth,
O gem of God's earth,
O Island so strong and so fair;
Built firm as Barrule,
Thy Throne of Home Rule
Make us free as thy sweet mountain air.

Then let us rejoice
With heart, soul and voice,
And in The Lord's promise confide;
That each single hour
We trust in His power,
No evil our souls can betide.

Manx Verses:

O Halloo nyn ghooie,
O' Ch'liegeen ny s'bwaaie
Ry gheddyn er ooir aalin Yee,
Ta dt' Ardstoyl Reill Thie
Myr Barrool er py hoie
Dy reayl shin ayns seyrsnys as shee.

Lhig dooin boggoil bee,
Lesh annym as cree,
As croghey er gialdyn yn Chiarn;
Dy vodmayd dagh oor,
Treish teil er e phooar,
Dagh olk ass nyn anmeenyn 'hayrn.

General

The Isle of Man, a British crown dependency, lies in the Irish Sea almost equidistant from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 572 km² (221 square miles) and a population of around 76,315 (2001 Census) it has the "Oldest Continuously Democratic Parliament in the World" - the Tynwald - founded in 979.

It is a common misconception that Man forms part of the United Kingdom; under British law it does not, though the United Kingdom takes care of its external and defence affairs. The Isle of Man does not have membership of the European Union either.

Background

The Isle of Man formed a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa 700 A.D. to 900 A.D., and part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland. The island came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the once almost extinct Manx language.



(http://www.yourencyclopedia.net/Isle_of_Man.html)