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YLM vol i p110/115 Manx Literature (2045 words) |
 | The literature of the Isle of Man, exclusive of translations from other languages, consists almost entirely of poetical compositions, which are of two kinds, Ballads and Carvals, or Carols. |
| Some of them possess considerable merits, and a printed collection of them would be a curious addition to the literature of Europe...The Carvals are preserved in uncouth looking smokestained volumes...They constitute the genuine literature.of " Ellan Vannin." (Introduction to Manx Grammar, Manx Society, vol. |
| In 1777, "A Short and Plain Instruction for the Better Understanding of the Lord’s Supper," was translated into Manx from Bishop Wilson's edition of 1734, by the Rev. Philip Moore and the Rev. John Kelly. |
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