Manchán Magan

Creator

Manchán Magan

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Creator

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6 titles

Manchán Magan is a writer and documentary-maker. He has written books on his travels in Africa, India and South America and two novels.

Known for

No Béarla poster
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The title 'No Béarla' means 'No English' in this adventure style documentary. Manchán Magan travels around Ireland trying to see if he can live speaking only in Irish and buying only Irish made goods.

No Béarla

2007

Ireland poster
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A joyful adventure through Ireland following Irish writer Manchán Magan, joined by Irish concert violinist Patricia Treacey and four teen music students who together discover new insight into their Irish traditions and culture.

Ireland

2022

Listen to the Land Speak poster
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Listen to the Land Speak sees Manchán Magan – one of our most acclaimed writers on landscapes and language – reveal the profound knowledge and wisdom contained in our landscape and myths. Filmed over four seasons, the film unfolds from Winter Solstice to Bealtaine through Reek Sunday to Samhain, exploring how the stories and myths associated with the rivers, mountains, and lands around us are crucial to unlocking aspects of how we need to rebuild our relationship with nature today. It also becomes an unexpectedly personal story – as he seeks to help heal society's relationship with nature. Manchán also realises that there is a serious illness within himself that makes him see these ancient sites and beliefs in a whole new light.

Listen to the Land Speak

2025

Holy Island poster
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Holy Island is a story about two lost souls, Rosa and David, trapped in purgatory in the form of a run-down port town. They meet awaiting a boat to leave the island, both longing to return home. Together they are forced to traverse an abnormal maze, piecing together their past lives through shared conversations and memories. In the end, only one of them can be saved. The other must fall.

Holy Island

2024

Manchán's Europe By Train poster
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Manchán Magan embraces the ethos of slow travel, taking the time to get to know people and places, and experiencing local customs and traditions.

Manchán's Europe By Train

2024

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A 6-part documentary series that dives into the stories associated with Ireland's Holy wells.

Ag Triall ar an Tobar

2024

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