Thirty-Two Words for Field – Lost words of the Irish landscape

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

Réidhleán – a field for games or dancing

Cathairín – a field with a fairy-dwelling in it

Every words has a layer of wisdom and insight encoded in it that allow us to delve deeper in the psyche and landscape of this island. The Irish language evolved before mankind decided to limit reality to the parameters of the rational mind, with the result that it holds on to some essential attributes of life that we risk forgetting. In Thirty-Two Words for Field, Manchán Magan meditates on old Irish words – and the nuances of a way of life that is vanishing with them.

Eagrán 2024 de leabhar cáiliúil Mhancháin Magan ‘Thirty-Two Words for Field’ arna fhoilsiú ag Bonnier Books.