Ellan Vannin (poem) for "island" in spoken Manx Gaelic. The correct pronunciation is . Source: The Bee Gees recorded a version for Isle of Man charities. They also included the song in their world-tour as a show of pride in the place of their birth. It was recorded in 1997, and released and re-released as a single, 1998–1999. Ellan Vannin (poem) Ellan Vannin (the Manx-language name of the Isle of Man) is a poem and song, often referred to as "the alternative Manx national anthem", the words of which were written by Eliza Craven Green in 1854 and later set to music by
SS Ellan Vannin (1854) management of the "Ellan Vannin" and for his part in the establishment of the company. However, by the end of 1856 the Castletown Steam Navigation Company were starting to make a loss. At their third Annual General Meeting held at the town hall, Castletown on Wednesday 17 December 1856, it was disclosed that for the previous two months the company had sustained a weekly loss of £12 (equivalent to £ in ) resulting in a total loss of £100 (equivalent to £ in ). One of the directors reported that they had received several offers from a company in Dublin