Manchán Magan
Television Presenter at Freelance
Writer at Irish Times
Writer @IrishTimes. Book: "32 Words for Field" https://t.co/i1BradtXAt. Podcast: "Almanac of Ireland" https://t.co/RqMeu5z0uk. TV: Crainn na hÉireann on TG4
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Nov 9, 2024 |
irishtimes.com | Manchán Magan
Whenever a teacher was late to class in my Dublin school, a watchman would be appointed to keep “dekko” for their arrival. The word is slang for “to look” and derives from the Sanskrit/Hindi “dekho”, having been brought back from India by British and Irish soldiers in the 19th century. Prof Daithí Ó hÓgáin of the folklore department of UCD told me he suspected it might have the same linguistic root as the past tense of the verb “to look” in Irish, “d’fhéach”.
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Oct 19, 2024 |
eventbrite.co.uk | Manchán Magan
DOORS OPEN AT 1:30 FOR THE 2PM SHOWING & 5:30 FOR THE 6PM SHOWINGArán & Im (Bread & Butter)By Manchán MaganProduced by Once Off ProductionsSupported by Culture IrelandWe need to find a way of talking about the Irish language - about the sublime beauty and profound oddness of this ancient tongue that has been spoken on the island for 2,500 to 3,000 years, and is now slipping slowly from our grasp.
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Sep 28, 2024 |
manchanmagan.substack.com | Manchán Magan
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Sep 18, 2024 |
irishcentral.com | Manchán Magan |Patricia Killeen
I’m a procrastinator and tend to leave aside the more tedious, administrative part of my week’s work until Friday. Although it can be a bit overwhelming, I generally plod through my Fridays using my weekend projects as the carrot, ensuring a reasonably clean slate for the following Monday. I felt particularly submerged this Friday, but instead of trying a few minutes of mindfulness, I foraged my personal emails, looking for friend/family comfort amid the plethora of unwanted marketing emails.
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Aug 20, 2024 |
rte.ie | Manchán Magan |communicating' after collisionSport
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