Exciting Manx news! A £26,000 grants fund has been announced to celebrate Blein ny Gaelgey – the Year of the Manx Language 2026. We’re looking for individuals, groups & organisations - on-Island & beyond - to launch into projects that celebrate, develop & boost the Manx language in some way. Open to all - whether you speak Manx or not - the language is for all, and we want everyone to be a part of it in 2026! Find out more about this amazing opportunity & apply here: www.culturevannin.im/grantsa

Ireland recorded the Isle Of Man’s last native speakers of her Gaelic language Manx. The Manx language was dying out, with only a handful of elderly native speakers still alive in the late 1940s. A visit by DeValera, the Irish leader, resulted in recording equipment being bought and an Irish folklore collector sent to the Isle of Man with it in a recording van. He travelled to remote areas and recorded elderly people, probably born in the nineteenth century, whose mother tongue was Manx. Similar

After being on the brink of extinction, the ancient language of Manx is experiencing a revival on the Isle of Man, thanks in part to the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh elementary school and some young students. https://nyti.ms/3ADbCB1 | The New York Times

The Manx language has undergone a revival on the Isle of Man. Why? - You can find out more here: https://bbc.in/3VKR8PM | BBC Manchester

Children at Bunscoill Ghaelgagh, the world's only Manx-speaking primary school, are leading a revival in the language. As part of their studies this term, they even produced their own special edition of BBC North West Tonight! | BBC Isle of Man