Manx Language Network

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The Manx Language Network is a coordinating body which aims to share and develop ideas on the future of the Manx language. The body was established by the Department of Education, Sport and Culture (DESC) and Culture Vannin in 2015 and is made up of representatives from:

Bunscoill Ghaelgagh: Manx medium primary school run by the Department of Education, Sport & Culture (DESC), with support from Mooinjer Veggey.

Culture Vannin: a charitable organisation that supports and promotes Manx culture, including the Manx language. It is also responsible for the Gaelic Broadcasting Committee and Coonceil ny Gaelgey - the Manx Language Advisory Council. Culture Vannin is the trading name for the Manx Heritage Foundation, registered charity number 333 in the Isle of Man.

Department of Education, Sport and Culture's Education Advisory Service (DESC EAS): the primary role of DESC EAS is to support and develop learning in the Island’s schools and University College Isle of Man.

Department of Education, Sport and Culture's  Manx Language Unit (DESC MLU): peripatetic Manx language primary and secondary provision, including GCSE (TCG) and A-level (Ard-Teisht) examinations.

Manx National Heritage (MNH): The Island’s statutory heritage agency, which manages a significant proportion of the Island’s physical heritage and holds land, property, archives, artwork, library and museum collections in trust for the nation. Its collections include our earliest written manuscripts in Manx as well as rare sound recordings of some of the last native Manx speakers.

Mooinjer Veggey: Educational charity offering pre-school and nursery education with Manx.

Possan Ronsee Gaelgagh  (PRG) - Manx Language Research Group: This new body was established in 2022 under the auspices of Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh (the Manx Language Society) to promote research on Manx and to increase both public and academic engagement with the language. The group also oversees the Manx Corpus, a volunteer-led project to create a fully searchable, bilingual online repository of Manx texts dating from the 17th century to the present day. 

KEY STAKEHOLDERS - PARTEEYN

Key stakeholders are invited to support the Manx Language Strategy in ways that are appropriate to their own strategic and forward-planning.

Voluntary Sector

The Manx language has a long history of support from individuals and organisations such as Caarjyn ny Gaelgey and Pobble, particularly in relation to teaching, publishing and awareness.

The main organisation is:

Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh (YCG) Manx Language Society, established 1899, working to promote and support the language through lessons, publications and events.

The Manx Language Strategy 2022-2032 Strateysh son y Ghaelg - is available here in Manx and English.

Reports:

2024 Year One of Manx Language Strategy Report

2021 Interim report on progress achieved in first Manx Language Strategy can be found here.

Useful PDFs

The Report of the Select Committee on the Greater Use of Manx Gaelic (1985) is available as a PDF here and contains recommendations relating to documents, place and street names, etc., and to the support for the language by Government agencies and boards.

Manx Language Strategy 2017-2021

You can read the previous Manx language strategy (2017-2021) here in Manx and English.