Edward Faragher

Edward Faragher, known in Manx as Ned Beg Hom Ruy, was a Manx fisherman and writer who composed poetry and prose in the Manx language.

Ned Beg Hom Ruy: The pen name used by Edward Faragher, a Manx-language writer and fisherman. This Manx name identifies Faragher in literary records and publications.
Manx language: A Goidelic Celtic language native to the Isle of Man. Faragher composed his poetry and prose in this language.
Manx poetry: Poetry composed in the Manx language. Faragher wrote poems in Manx, adding to its comparatively small written corpus.
Manx language decline: The long-term reduction in everyday use of Manx, especially during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Faragher wrote when Manx was losing ground to English in daily life.
John Joseph Kneen: A Manx linguist and scholar who studied and promoted the Manx language. Kneen was among the scholars who documented the language Faragher wrote in.
Isle of Man: An island in the Irish Sea and a self-governing British Crown Dependency. Faragher’s life and writing belong to the island’s society and history.
Manx prose: Prose composed in the Manx language. Faragher also wrote prose, extending his contribution beyond verse.
Last native Manx speakers: The final generation of people who acquired Manx as a first language in childhood. Faragher’s writing offers evidence from the era preceding the language’s loss of native speakers.
Archibald Cregeen: A Manx lexicographer whose 1835 dictionary helped document the Manx language. His dictionary belongs to the language resources surrounding Faragher’s writing.
Manx Gaelic: The traditional Gaelic language of the Isle of Man, also called Manx. This alternate name appears in descriptions of the language Faragher used.

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