The Last native speakers of Manx
Publication date : 1959
Author or editor: unknown author
Notes: From Manchester Guardian 6 June 1959 includes quotes from Walter Clarke of the Manx Museum
In Manx Language scrapbook, volume 1, conserved 11.2007.
State of the language in 1959, with Sage Kinvig and Ned Maddrell as the only known surviving native speakers; comparison with Cornish; little enthusiasm for the language.
Language: English
Physical description: 1 p.; cm.; cutting
Item name: newspaper extract
Collection: Library
ID number: M 28955
Classification: H.140/SCR6f(p.107)