Listen to the Land Speak
A journey into the wisdom of what lies beneath us
$68.80
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2022
Summary
Our ancestors developed a uniquely nature-focused society, centred on esteemed poets, seers, monks, healers and wise women who were deeply connected to the land. They used this connection to the cycles of the natural world – from which we are increasingly dissociated – as an animating force in their lives.
In this illuminating new book, Manchán Magan sets out on a journey, through bogs, across rivers and over mountains, to trace these ancestor’s footsteps. He uncovers the ancient myth…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780717192595 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0717192598 |
| Author: | Manchán Magan |
| Publisher: | Gill |
| Imprint: | Gill Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 461g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 143mm x 223mm |
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Manchán Magan
Manchán Magan was a writer and documentary-maker. His groundbreaking book Thirty-Two Words for Field led the way for the recent revival of the Irish language. He wrote occasionally for the Irish Times, reported on travel for various radio programmes, and presented dozens of documentaries on issues of world culture for TG4, RTÉ and the Travel Channel. Manchán lived in an oak wood, with bees, hens, and occasionally pigs, in a grass-roofed house near Lough Lene, Co Westmeath. He passed away in October 2025.
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