Manchán Magan | We Need to Talk About Ireland

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"We were the lighthouses of Europe - shining out, steering people back out of the darkness. Maybe we should connect back to who we are inside first and to the land that nourishes us.."
Manchán Magan {Playwright, Author} speaks to a live audience at We Need To Talk About Ireland. This event was produced by The Trailblazery at The Round Room, The Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland on March 17 2014.

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@rockeee 3 жыл бұрын

People like Manchán are a national treasure. Our past is absolutely fascinating.

@lauraosullivan9722 8 жыл бұрын

He's always lovely to listen, in english or irish!

@sean2015 4 жыл бұрын

I'm American so I don't understand one word of Irish but I say good on yer man for promoting the national language.

@mollymcnaughton3133 6 ай бұрын

This man is a delight! 💚🤍🧡

@JonSmith-xt1cb Ай бұрын

Like him❤

@seamusoluasigh9296 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful as always Manchán, by the way there were no English men in the 5th century but there were Romanised Britons. I'd love a chat with this man.

@soulsurfer639 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to this guy all day. Maith thú agus Éirinn go brách!!! 🇮🇪

@kiernoify 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, we will be those lighthouses again

@MseeBMe 2 жыл бұрын

He is such a legend.

@thomasmertoncontemplativei4322 Жыл бұрын

O THANK YOU THANK YOU

@OShaughnessyC 3 жыл бұрын

Great lecture, Manchán.

@dervaldunford8537 2 жыл бұрын

Tá an ceart agat :) The power is within, the land is beneath us.

@odettehokemeir4425 Жыл бұрын

Very informative

@jackfletcher1000 2 жыл бұрын

Granson of The O,Rahily.

@TroyKC 9 жыл бұрын

Interesting (suimiúil)

@irishelk3 2 жыл бұрын

St Patrick an Englishman?..

@kasperdeireland 2 жыл бұрын

welshman

@irishelk3 2 жыл бұрын

@@kasperdeireland Yes i know

@garthhunt7238 Жыл бұрын

He literally just told the Irish people to forsake Christ and take up the serpent.

@nedohamilli 3 жыл бұрын

We were not ... the bastions of culture the monasteries were .. you speak as if the whole island was a monastic space ship of culture .Great espousel of fanciful theories ..."the gods of every raindrop " like every rain drop Magán...?.gods of rain yes perhaps but every raindrop .. eh ..hardly.....plus he clichéd image of Goths suddenly "sweeping" down over Europe and destroying high learning.. high learning never got destroyed the Goths (and other tribes) soon adopted Ariann Christianity bringing them in conflict with Rome... ..he also makes it sound like the sudden collapse of the Roman empire .. it was long and slow and many aspects of roman culture survived . The irish monks played their role .. but let's not get carried away that they somehow saved "western civilisation" ...snakes.....Mangan I think you'll find there never were any snakes in ireland ... it's a metaphor perhaps Later historians of St patrick used for 'beliefs banished by Christianity. " . Anyway main thing is Mangán yer a quare waffler .. fair play to ye as long as we don't take ye too literally. .sure we'll be grand..

@drts6955 3 жыл бұрын

I think he knows there were no snakes... Did you think he was saying we need literal snakes in Ireland? Hahaha. You are right about Irish monks importance being exaggerated... Though my assumption is ge was trying to make a simple point

@nedohamilli 3 жыл бұрын

@@drts6955 well....he's getting paid enough ..not to be just trying and waffling ...to baffle the crowd with his ...exuberant fanciful über oirish genuglicluch

@drts6955 3 жыл бұрын

@@nedohamilli I would agree if the video was longer. But I don't think anyone can get much nuance into 5 minutes. There's a time and place for everything, even simplification...

@nedohamilli 3 жыл бұрын

@@drts6955 simplification.. needn't mean fancification... anyway I think we've made my comment ....no harm but I don't want to get into a discussion forum .....or txt a thon. ....thanks for your comments on my comment ....

@mick_crosse 3 жыл бұрын

You're taking what he's saying too literally. Have another listen, with a cup of rain tea and a drop of honeysuckle.