Manchan Magan: THIRTY TWO WORDS FOR FIELD [2020] hardback BIOGR by ex-railwaymen Geoff and Ian

by ex-railwaymen Geoff and Ian Body

might and terror

fifty poems

far from being the villain of the abdication

Manchan Magan: THIRTY TWO WORDS FOR FIELD [2020] hardback BIOGR by ex-railwaymen Geoff and IanThe Irish language has thirty two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar a field of corn grass Tuar a field for cattle at night Reidhlean a field for games or dancing Cathairin 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