Escape from the city to a rural refuge in the magical, mystical Burren
Aoibheann McNamara has transformed a 1930s Land Commission cottage on a high plateau in the Burren into a 21st century self-catering retreat
Manchán Magan
Latest articles about author Manchán Magan
Manchán Magan: The deeper you dive into Icelandic culture, the more of Ireland you find
Why is there so little talk of Ireland’s role in the foundation of Iceland? If we in Ireland have distant cousins living just below the Arctic Circle, shouldn’t we spend some time getting to know them?
RTÉ Folk Awards 2025: The freewheeling spirit at the heart of Ireland’s trad resurgence
From Lankum to Lemoncello, Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene
Periodical Review 14: A Language to Shout In - Transformation and deterioration preoccupy Irish contemporary art
Visual art: Exhibition features 20 artists selected by guest-curators Miguel Amado and Valeria Ceregini
Eight books by Irish authors for children and teenagers, all perfect for Christmas
Christmas reads for everyone from little adventurers to teen romantacy fans
Blindboy: The Land of Slaves and Scholars review – Innovative look at the tumultuousness of Irish history
Television: The podcaster and author taps into the sense of haunting weirdness that runs through Irish history
Manchán Magan: India and Ireland share many features that show remarkable commonality. What’s going on here?
We should acknowledge and celebrate Ireland’s surprising, but genuine, links to the lore and language of the Indian subcontinent
Manchán Magan on living with cancer: ‘Death is something I’ve always been very comfortable with’
The presenter and self-described ‘oddball loner’ is bursting with energy despite his ‘more serious than normal’ prostate cancer
Manchán’s Europe by Train: An alternative to jetting off on holiday that doesn’t send us all on a guilt trip
Television: Manchán Magan’s extremely watchable journey around the Continent is the first leg of a quest for atonement
‘The Famine led to distrust of the land, because it didn’t serve us. Is that why we are disconnected from our own culture?’
In Ciseach, the choreographer Catherine Young shows how, by following the paths of our ancestors, we can repair our relationship with the land
Aoife Cawley: ‘I hope to make a living from all this weird art about saints. It’s bold, bright, crazy, funny’
What’s Next For?: Being introduced to the work of Harry Clarke led her on to iconography. ‘It’s all very bling’
Scoil Scairte: Manchán Magan and Kathy Scott’s home hedge school could plug you back into the Irish language
What’s Next For?: Pair’s new 22-hour course features Kneecap, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Úna-Minh Kavanagh, Ola Majekodunmi and Louis de Paor, among others
Ireland’s holy wells: Manchán Magan reminds us why traditions should be cherished
Television: Irish landscape whisperer Magan addresses a singularly Irish subject – nobody does saintly relics like we do – with impressive gusto
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch this week
March 10th-16th: From Is University Really Worth It? and The End of the World with Beanz to Italian-Spanish romance Un Amore
Blindboy, Naoise Dolan, Bressie, Ailbhe Smyth and more on what’s giving them hope for the year ahead
It’s hard to feel hopeful about the world right now, but these writers, broadcasters, entertainers, entrepreneurs, activists and conservationists are reaching for the light
Should wolves be reintroduced to Ireland? We asked Irish wolf experts what they think
Green Minister Pippa Hackett said this week wolves would be ‘shot’ if they were reintroduced, but how great a threat to farming would they be?
Manchán Magan was one of the people who helped me appreciate my mongrel Irish
A landmark moment for the Irish language in pop culture is coming. Just you wait
Friends, bad singing and Love Actually: Miriam O’Callaghan, James Kavanagh, Marian Keyes and more on their Christmas traditions
We asked a range of people – including refuseniks – to tell us about the moments that make their season bright
Focail na mBan: ‘Go to the fire and warm your vulva’ and other Irish women’s words and phrases
Manchán Magan’s new book is a collection of Irish language words for women’s genitalia, reproductive organs, menstrual cycles and sex lives, wonderfully illustrated by women artists
Manchán Magan: ‘The Hill of Tara does nothing for me... all these people going up and doing one-legged yoga’
Author of Thirty-Two Words for Field has a new book that takes in 18 magical landmarks
Manchán Mangan: Indigenous people, Ireland and guardians of old lore
Canadian elders have many wise insights to share with the Irish about knowledge, mythology and cultural equivalence
Listen to the Land Speak review: Fractal account of myth, history and loss
Manchán Magan brings us on a journey into the wisdom of what lies beneath
Snámhaí or gormaire? The best Irish insults and nasty words
It is as slanderous, scabrous and muck-mouthed a language as any you’ll find
Weaving a future from old ways in Donegal
Studio Donegal ignores looming globalisation in favour of handmade, local cloth
Oranges or apples: Why is one so much worse for the planet?
One Change: Switching over could significantly reduce your carbon footprint
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