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Ned Maddrell

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Edward "Ned" Maddrell (1877 – 27 December 1974) was a fisherman from the Isle of Man who, at the time of his death, was the last surviving native speaker of the Manx language. [1]

17 relations: Éamon de Valera, Bracket, Brian Stowell, Cregneash, Culture Vannin, First language, Fishing, Goidelic languages, Government of the United Kingdom, Irish Folklore Commission, Isle of Man, Linguistics, Manx Gaelic Society, Manx language, Sage Kinvig, Taoiseach, United States.

Éamon de Valera

Éamon de Valera (first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was a prominent statesman and political leader in 20th-century Ireland.

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Bracket

A bracket is a tall punctuation mark typically used in matched pairs within text, to set apart or interject other text.

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Brian Stowell

Thomas Brian Stowell (born 6 September 1936) is a Manx radio personality, linguist, physicist and author.

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Cregneash

Cregneash or Cregneish (Creneash) is a small village and tourist destination in the extreme south-west of the Isle of Man, about one mile from Port Erin.

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Culture Vannin

Culture Vannin is the trading name for the Manx Heritage Foundation, established in 1982 by the Isle of Man Government to promote Manx culture, heritage and language.

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First language

A first language, native language or mother/father/parent tongue (also known as arterial language or L1) is a language that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period.

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Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.

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Goidelic languages

The Goidelic or Gaelic languages (teangacha Gaelacha; cànanan Goidhealach; çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages.

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Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom, formally referred to as Her Majesty's Government, is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Irish Folklore Commission

The Irish Folklore Commission (Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann in Irish) was set up in 1935 by the Irish Government to study and collect information on the folklore and traditions of Ireland.

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Isle of Man

The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin), also known simply as Mann (Mannin), is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and involves an analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context.

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Manx Gaelic Society

The Manx Gaelic Society (Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh), later known as the Manx Language Society, was founded in 1899 in the Isle of Man to promote the Manx language.

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Manx language

No description.

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Sage Kinvig

Sage Kinvig (c. 1870–1962) was, at the time of her death, one of the last surviving native speakers of the Manx language.

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Taoiseach

The Taoiseach (pl. Taoisigh) is the prime minister, chief executive and head of government of Ireland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Maddrell

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