Manchán Magan is an Irish writer, traveller, author, and television programme maker.

Career

Magan has made over 70 travel documentaries focusing on issues of

world cultures World Cultures is an electronic peer-reviewed academic journal of cross-cultural studies. It was founded in 1985 by Douglas R. White, editor in chief until 1990, followed by Greg Truex 1991, J. Patrick Gray (1992-2014), and Greg Truex (2015-16 ...

and globalisation, 12 of them packaged under the Global Nomad series with his brother

Ruán Magan Ruán Magan (born 1968) is an Irish director, producer, writer and creator whose work in drama, documentary, theatre and major stadium events has been recognised with over 40 international industry awards and has reached audiences of millions ar ...

. He presented ''

No Béarla ''No Béarla'' is a four-part documentary film, documentary style programme broadcast on Irish language television channel TG4 and produced by Dearg Films RTÉ/TG4. It follows presenter Manchán Magan as he journeys throughout Ireland attemptin ...

'', a documentary series about travelling around Ireland speaking only

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. He writes regularly for ''

The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...

'' and presents the podcast/radio show 'The Almanac of Ireland', on

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He has written three books in Irish, ''Baba-ji agus TnaG'', ''Manchán ar Seachrán'' and ''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''. In 2009 he spent time as a writer in residence with the Irish Cultural Centre, at the

Irish College in Paris The Irish College in Paris (french: Collège des Irlandais, links=no, la, Collegium Clericorum Hibernoram) was for three centuries a major Roman Catholic educational establishment for Irish students. It was founded in the late 16th century, and c ...

. In 2020, Magan published ''Thirty Two Words for Field: Lost words of the Irish landscape.'' In 2021 he published the children's book 'Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Words for Nature' with illustrations by Steve Doogan. And in 2022 his book 'Listen to the Land Speak' was published by Gill Books. His television series include, Crainn na hÉireann, a 10-part series on the trees of Ireland. An Fód Deireannach, a 4-part series for TG4 about Irish bogs and peatland.

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 Sheila Humphreys, also known as Sighle Humphreys (26 February 1899 – 14 March 1994), was an Irish political activist and member of Cumann na mBan. Background Sheila Humphreys was born in Limerick into a wealthy family and raised at Quinsborou ...

and great-grandnephew of The O'Rahilly. He has explored these connections in various documentaries for

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and RTÉ. Magan stood unsuccessfully for the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...

in the Longford–Westmeath constituency in 2016. He built and lived in a strawbale house, which he removed and replaced with a mud and cement, grass-roofed house, in Co. Westmeath. Brought up in Donnybrook, Dublin, he went to Mount Anville Montessori School before attending

Gonzaga College Gonzaga College SJ is a voluntary Catholic boys' secondary school in Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1950, Gonzaga College is under the trusteeship of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), one of five Jesuit secondary schools in Ir ...

Ranelagh Ranelagh ( , ; ) is an affluent residential area and urban village on the Southside of Dublin, Ireland in the postal district of D06. History The district was originally a village known as Cullenswood just outside Dublin, surrounded by lande ...

(he also spent one year in Colaiste Rhinne), before going to

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 33,284 student ...

.Too Cool for School
Education, Irish Times, January 28, 2008.

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External links

Official website
* 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Living people Irish documentary filmmakers Irish language activists 21st-century travel writers Irish travel writers RTÉ Radio 1 presenters RTÉ television presenters TG4 presenters Irish television presenters The Irish Times people People educated at Gonzaga College 1968 births {{Ireland-tv-bio-stub

Career

Background

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