() is the regulatory body responsible for the creation and provision of authoritative street names and titles in the

Manx language Manx ( or , or ), also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Goidelic language, Gaelic language of the insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family. Manx is the heritage language of the Manx ...

for use on the

Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...

History

Coonceil ny Gaelgey was set up in December 1985 as a sub-committee of the

Manx Heritage Foundation 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. It was rebranded in February 2014, having previously been known as the "Manx He ...

. It is responsible for the provision of authoritative Manx versions of the titles of government departments and street names, and the creation of new words and phrases. Initially, it was intended that there would be five members on the Coonceil, however, when Doug Faragher died in 1987 no appointment was made to replace him until 1996 when

Brian Stowell Thomas Brian Stowell (6 September 193618 January 2019), also known as Brian Mac Stoyll, was a Manx radio personality, Celticist, physicist, and author. He was formerly ("The Reader") to the Parliament of the Isle of Man, Tynwald. He is conside ...

was appointed. Since then the number of members has increased and includes prominent figures in the Manx speaking community such as Bob Carswell and

Phil Gawne Philip Anderson Gawne (born 19 February 1965) is a former Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, a constituency in the Isle of Man. Personal life Gawne was born in Douglas to C. R. Gawne CP and E. Gawne (née Anderson). He attended his local ...

Purpose

The Coonceil is currently a sub-committee of

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. It was rebranded in February 2014, having previously been known as the "Manx He ...

which aims to support private, public and voluntary organisations by providing a translation service between English and Manx. The translation service is generally free for on-island use. It also has published word-lists for newly create words and terms for the Manx language. The Manx Language Strategy 2017-2021 aims to raise the profile of Culture Vannin's translation service, which incorporates the expertise of Coonceil ny Gaelgey.''

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