#104

Manchán Magan is a writer, traveller, documentary maker, Gaeilgeoir and polyglot. He is a very necessary presence in Irish culture right now as interest in the Irish language and Pre-Christian Ireland grows and grows. I was introduced to his work by my girlfriend late last year and was pulled by his incredible passion for the Irish language and myth. He describes in powerful detail how the language provides us with a much more rich, more mystical and interconnected perspective on the world compared to the English language that was forced onto us. His recent work can be seen as a plea to ponder the significance of an island losing its native language and as a rising call to explore the Irish language and myth with greater curiosity if one feels the call. This podcast covers all of this in more detail and insightfully highlights how the Portal of language and mythology can push us to feel a tighter connection to our ancestors and to our land. This conversation was an absolute pleasure for me and I hope it was just as powerful for you.
www.manchan.com

[@tomfrancis9128]

Such a great podcast

[@gandolfthorstefn1780]

49:00 Question if you ever read this? As an Australian whose learning Welsh and Irish (Gaeilge) it has crossed my mind how intertwined the Irish Language, Mythology and the land of Éirinn (Ireland) itself are, that living 10,000 km away in a country with its own Mythology or Dreamtime stories seems to make learning the Irish language in its mythical sense redundant and that really I'm learning Irish the communication language and not the essence of Irish because I don't drive my car over the breasts of the Goddess or around fairy mounds and so I'm not really learning Gaeilge ( Irish) in its complete sense. I have enjoyed this video but it has made my language learning appear a bit insipid and although I enjoy immensely learning Irish I'm now all too aware that when I say ''Cá bhfuil Baile Átha Cliath" I am just asking for directions for Dublin which I could have asked in English and got the same directions. I guess it boils down to communicating in another person's language and making some connection with them that puts a smile on their face.Slán.

[@elixirwellness3462]

So brilliant!!!!! Thank you both for this fabulous podcast! I 1st answered my soul calling to be with Costa Rica from 2008 to 2022. In July 2021 I finally answered my calling & lived there solo operating my own healing wellness casita en Playa Grande, Guanacaste Costa Rica. Then as life has it Spirit called me to leave Costa Rica & return to Toronto Canada August 2022. In March 2023, I began to receive guidance in my daily meditation to answer to my ancestors in Ireland. Then I rediscovered my Grandfather's Irish birth certificate, hence, you know the rest of the story. I am on my way and all this talk, research, Irish language, history, mythology, wonderful folks nature, and the ocean is calling me home!

[@karlbyrne6021]

@carolynn you are most welcome to come to EIRE. The more good people like you here the better the place will be. Greetings from Dublin.

[@jancreighton]

great conversation - really inspiring, many thanks

[@patriciaconroy778]

Go Raibh maith agat !

[@gandolfthorstefn1780]

Go raibh maith agat,👍🍀