Manx Language, Once Almost Silenced, Is Now the Talk of the Town
Briefly

ST JOHN'S, Isle of Man  The squeals of laughter echoing from the playground sound like any other elementary school in its first week back in session.Listen closely, though, and there's something rare in the children's chatter: the Manx language, an ancient tongue once feared forgotten.But thanks in part to these students at Bunscoill Ghaelgagh, a school on the Isle of Man, the language that was deeply intertwined in hundreds of years of local history is now becoming a part of the island's future.
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