Manx Society for the Publication of National Documents
Encyclopedia
The Manx Society for the Publication of National Documents, or simply the Manx Society was founded in February 1858 with the objective of publishing reprints of historical documents relating to the Isle of Man
, its people and culture. The society survived for 25 years and during that time published 33 volumes of documents. These included an English-Manx
dictionary based on the surviving manuscript of John Kelly
, books on the laws and currency of the island, reprints of accounts of visits to the island, the Book of Common Prayer
in Manx, and a translation of the Chronicles of Mann.
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
, its people and culture. The society survived for 25 years and during that time published 33 volumes of documents. These included an English-Manx
Manx language
Manx , also known as Manx Gaelic, and as the Manks language, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, historically spoken by the Manx people. Only a small minority of the Island's population is fluent in the language, but a larger minority has some knowledge of it...
dictionary based on the surviving manuscript of John Kelly
John Kelly (scholar)
John Kelly LL.D. was a Manx scholar.Kelly was born at Douglas, Isle of Man, the son of a wine cooper. He was educated by Philip Moore, later joining his venture with other Manx scholars and clergymen to translate the Bible into the native language, his contribution was a revision of the books of...
, books on the laws and currency of the island, reprints of accounts of visits to the island, the Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
in Manx, and a translation of the Chronicles of Mann.