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Thirty-Two Words for Field
Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape | Manchn Magan
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The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar a field of corn-grass Tuar a field for cattle at night Ridhlen a field for games or dancing Cathairn a field with a fairy-dwelling in it The richness of a language closely tied to the natural landscape offered our ancestors a more magical way of seeing the world. Before we cast old words aside, let us consider the sublime beauty and profound oddness of the ancient tongue that has been spoken on this island for almost 3,000 years. In Thirty-Two Words for Field, Manchn Magan meditates on these words and the nuances of a way of life that is disappearing with them.
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Andrea313
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Next month author Manchán Magan is coming to Detroit with Arán & Im, his performance/installation where he bakes sourdough bread for 70 minutes while talking about Irish language – and this nerd positively can't 👏 wait.👏 I figured it was time to pull the tagged book off my TBR in anticipation, and the coincidence of starting it on St. Patrick's Day seemed too perfect. 💚🍀 #CurrentlyReading

JamieArc That sounds amazing! 2y
Andrea313 @JamieArc Doesn't it?? I truly can't wait. More info here- maybe it's coming to a town near you! https://www.manchan.com/ar%C3%A1n---im 2y
quietjenn That sounds really cool! 2y
JamieArc @Andrea313 Thanks! I‘m in Lansing so not that far! 2y
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My husbands stash ... I‘m a fiction reader ... but I think I will open the tagged book ... 🤔curiosity
With a glass of red ... it‘s Thursday & it‘s been a long week already ...

pr.alm Tales of Norse Mythology 👌🏼 3y
TrishB My hubby generally only reads NF too, with the occasional graphic novel. 3y
Cathythoughts @pr.alm He seems to like to it 👍🏻😁 3y
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Cathythoughts @TrishB Same here. And yes graphic novels .... He still loves to read Rupert ( to our granddaughter... and to himself I‘d say 😆 3y
CaffeineAndCandy So super cool 💜💜💜 3y
rockpools Pretty photo! And I do like the sound of this one 😊 3y
LeahBergen What a nice little setup. ❤️❤️ 3y
Cathythoughts @CaffeineAndCandy Thanks 👍🏻 3y
Cathythoughts @rockpools It‘s good 👍🏻💚 3y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Yes, I‘m nicely set up with my books & wine 🍷❤️ 3y
batsy Those mythology books look so fascinating! Beautiful editions 😍 3y
Cathythoughts @batsy they are lovely additions ... Christmas presents from moi ☺️ 3y
BiblioLitten Beautiful books! I have bookmarked the book on oriental mythology for future reference. 😊 3y
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