Edward Faragher | |
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 Edward Faragher outside his home in Cregneash | |
| Native name | Ned Beg Hom Ruy |
| Born | 1831 Cregneash, Isle of Man |
| Died | 5 June 1908 (aged 76–77) Blackwell Colliery, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, England |
| Occupation | Fisherman |
| Nationality | Manx |
| Period | Victorian, Edwardian |
| Genre | Poetry, folklore, memoir |
| Subject | Manx legends |
Edward Faragher (1831–1908), also known in Manx as Ned Beg Hom Ruy,[1] was a Manx language poet, folklorist and cultural guardian. He is considered to be the last important native writer of Manx and perhaps the most important guardian of Manx culture during a time when it was most under threat. The folklorist, Charles Roeder, wrote that Faragher had "done great services to Manx folklore, and it is due to him that at this late period an immense amount of valuable Manx legends have been preserved, for which indeed the Isle of Man must ever be under gratitude to him."[2]
- ^ Broderick, George (1982). "Manx stories and reminiscences of Ned Beg Hom Ruy". Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie. 38: 117–194.
- ^ 'Edward Faragher' (obituary notice) by Charles Roeder in The Manx Quarterly, No. 5, 1908 – available on www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/ (accessed 4 October 2013)