Listen to the Land Speak

- Blurb -

Our ancestors developed a uniquely nature-focused society, centred on esteemed poets, seers, monks, healers and wise women who were deeply connected to the land. They used this connection to the cycles of the natural world - from which we are increasingly dissociated - as an animating force in their lives. In this illuminating new book, Manchan Magan sets out on a journey, through bogs, across rivers and over mountains, to trace these ancestor' s footsteps. He uncovers the ancient myths that have shaped our national identity and are embedded in the strata of land that have endured through millennia - from ice ages through to famines and floods. Here, the River Shannon is a goddess, and trees and their life-sustaining root systems are hallowed. See the world in a new light in this magical exploration into the life-sustaining wisdom of what lies beneath us. ' We could do with a lot more characters like [Manchan] dotted about this world. ' Irish Independent' Manchan creates a gorgeous tapestry that lingers in the mind' s eye. ' Kerri Ni Dochartaigh' Manchan[' s] . . . got some theories about the roots of the Irish language that are going to blow your head off . . . an incredible storyteller. ' Blindboy BoatclubManchan' s passion for Ireland' s ecological and poetic heritage is more urgently relevant than ever. ' Darach OSeaghdha