The family and friends of broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan have gathered at his funeral at the chapel in Gonzaga College, his former school in Dublin.
The broadcaster and documentary maker died on Thursday at the age of 55.
A wide group of musicians, including Glen Hansard, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Lisa O'Neill and Colm Mac Con Iomaire played at the service while Niall Breslin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh of Kneecap were also in attendance.
Mourners were told by Fr Tom Casey that if he had 32 words for welcome, fáilte, he would have used them to the congregation.
He described Mr Magan's final visit to him last week and said he was "frail, but still full of life".
Fr Casey said that in his book, 32 Words for Field, Manchán Magan wrote that "different languages dance differently in the world".
"And how he danced them, Irish, English, French, they were all music to him, because he knew that they weren't just instruments for talking, but a path for walking through the world," he said.
Mr Magan was a "Gael in a chroí, a gatherer of light from the living word, ag éisteacht le guth an tálann," Fr Casey said, adding that he lived in "conversation with creation - he found wonder in everything".
"A man of wonder, fear lán d'iontas," Fr Casey said, adding that "to live astonished - this was his gift to us".
Mr Magan's message was as simple as seismic, Fr Casey said.
"If we do not walk the steps of the spirit, our footsteps will fade from the world," he said.
Gifts brought up at the offertory included "only three of his dictionaries," a pair of his favourite sandals, a drum that had been gifted to him from his friends in the Native American community and honey from Manchán's bees.
His brother Ruán said that "instead of being gone, Manchán is everywhere".
Thanking everyone for their kindness during his illness, he described how Manchán married his wife Aisling Rogerson in St James Hospital in recent weeks and how the hospital porters decorated a bridal suite for them there.
His wife told mourners that "'caring for him in these last few weeks, an honour is not the word".
She spoke of her deep love for him and her pride at seeing his career flourish as his message spread.
"He used the Irish language to take us beyond language and culture," Ms Rogerson added.
Mourners were invited to take a seed from Manchán's land and invited to plant it somewhere in his memory.
Mourners included, his mother Cróine and his siblings, musicians, actors including Steve Wall, RTÉ's Harrison Gardener, Dave Fanning, and Minister for Rural Affairs and the Gaeltacht Dara Callery.
President Michael D Higgins was represented by his Aide-de-Camp Commandant Deirdre Newell.
Labour leader Ivana Bacik was also in attendance at the funeral service.
An ashes and celebration of land and spirit will take place at the Hill of Uisneach, Westmeath on Saturday 1 November.
