Author and presenter, Manchán Magan spoke to Ryan Tubridy about his new book, Listen to the Land Speak.
Speaking about the last few years, Manchán said he enjoyed being in one place for a period of time and getting to know his environment in a more intimate way. Tá cónaí ar Mhanchán i gcontae na hIarmhí ar phaiste talún, áit a bhfuil crainn agus plandaí curtha aige le breis agus scór bliain.
His latest book, Listen to the Land Speak, Manchán Magan takes a look at the Irish landscape and what it can tell us about who we are and were as a people. He says his childhood, some of which he spent in the West Kerry Gaeltacht, allowed him to meet with those who lived on the islands and witness their connection not only with the land but with the mythic elements of our culture.
Pléann leabhar Mhanchán le aibhneacha, bailte, logainmeacha agus an cheangail atá idir béaloideas agus miotaseolaíocht na tíre seo.
Speaking about why rivers and important places were often feminine nouns despite surviving in a patriarchal society, Manchán suggests that when he scratched the surface of Irish myths and legends that he found women were often in a place of power.
Éist leis an Ryan Tubridy Show ón Luan go hAoine idir 9 agus 10 ar RTÉ Radio One.
