Ayre

Ayre

:"For the landform, see ayre (landform).":"For the musical form, see air (music)."

Ayre ( _gv. Inver Ayre) [ [http://www.gaelg.iofm.net/DICTIONARY/dict2/I.html I ] ] is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.

Ayre is also a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK.

The derivation of the word "ayre" is from Old Norse. It refers to a storm beach forming a narrow spit of shingle or sand cutting across the landward and seaward ends of a shallow bay. This may partly cut off a sheltered stretch of water from the sea to form a shallow freshwater loch. [ [http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/geology/orkneyShetland/voes.asp "Voes, Ayres and Beaches"] Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 12 October 2007.] This word is still in use for the particular landform in the Northern Isles of Scotland.

MHKs and elections

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