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Celtic nations' name in each celtic language
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*Note on Isle of Mann: It is said that it is from the Celtic god of the Sea, Manannán mac Lir, Manannán or Manann. All of the Celtic language have the same origins for Isle of Mann.
Fungi stamp from the Isle of Man
Sappho Embracing Love, John Mannin after Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1786-91
Free the Celtic nations!
Located smack-dab in the middle of the Irish Sea, roughly equidistant to England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, the Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin in Manx) has been inhabited for close to 9,000 years and has been subject to a number of raids and invasions through the years, including by Norsemen in the 9th Century, when it was incorporated into the Kingdom of the Isles. The English and Scottish have also squabbled over sovereignty there (the Manx language is Gaelic in origin), but in recent centuries it was the Manxmen themselves who started gaining self-governance. The Manx legislature, Tynwald, was the first in the world to give (unmarried) women the vote (in 1881), and while still a Crown Dependency (like the Channel Islands), it is *not* part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Known for its triskelion national symbol, the Three Legs of Mann has an uncertain origin (dating back at least until the 13th Century), but is clearly reminiscent of the ancient Sicilian triskelion (trinacria).
Stamp details: Top left: Issued on: August 18, 1958 From: Douglas, Isle of Man MC #1
Top right: Issued on: July 7, 1971 From: Douglas, Isle of Man MC #8
Middle stamps: Issued on: July 5, 1973 From: Douglas, Isle of Man MC #24, 27, 28
Stamps on bottom: Issued on: April 3, 2013 From: Douglas, Isle of Man MC #1841, 1844, 1847
Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: No Claimed by: Crown Dependency of the British Crown Member of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since July 1, 1875, as a Crown Dependency)
Isle of Man stamps showing Tree Cassyn Vannin, or the tree legs of man. A triskelion of three legs that's long been a cultural symbol of the Isle of Man.
Happy Tynwald Day, Isle of Man!
Happy T. T. Bank Holiday, Isle of Man!
