Manchán Magan
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Manchán Magan is an Irish writer, traveller and television programme maker.
Career[]
Magan has made over 30 travel documentaries focusing on issues of world cultures and globalisation, 12 of them packaged under the Global Nomad series[1] with his brother Ruán Magan.[2]
He presented No Béarla, a documentary series about travelling around Ireland speaking only Irish. He writes a travel column for The Irish Times[3] and his show The Big Adventure, on RTÉ Radio 1 explores adventure holidays.[4]
He has written three books in Irish, Baba-ji agus TnaG, Manchán ar Seachránand Bí i nGrá. His English travel books include Angels & Rabies: A Journey through the Americas, Manchán's Travels: A Journey through India, and Truck Fever: A Journey through Africa.[5]
In 2020, Magan published Thirty Two Words for Field: Lost words of the Irish landscape.[6]
Background[]
Magan's family background was nationalist and closely associated with the foundation of the Irish State in that he is the grandson of Sheila Humphreys and great-grandnephew of The O'Rahilly.[7] He has explored these connections in various documentaries for TG4 and RTÉ.[citation needed]
Magan stood unsuccessfully for the Green Party in the Longford–Westmeath constituency in 2016.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Global Nomad - Manchán Magan.
- ^ Ruan Magan Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ The Irish Times, "Magan's World".
- ^ RTÉ Radio 1, The Big Adventure Archived 23 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Manchán Magan Books and Short Bio Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Kehoe, Paddy (12 September 2020). "Reviewed: Thirty Two Words for Field by Manchán Magan". RTE. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ See e.g., http://humphrysfamilytree.com/Humphrys/raid.1922.html
- ^ "Longford–Westmeath: 2016 general election Results, Counts, Transfers".
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