Seimineáir Ghréasáin (Webinar) maidir le Gairmeacha Cruthaitheacha: Manchán Magan

Déardaoin 27ú Márta

11r.n. – 11.45r.n

Scríbhneoir agus déantóir clár faisnéise é Manchán. Tá leabhair scríofa aige ar a chuid taistil san Afraic, san Ind agus i Meiriceá Theas. Is údar é freisin ar an leabhar mórdhíola, Thirty-Two Words for Field, Listen to the Land Speak; Tree Dogs, Banshees Fingers and other Irish words for Nature and Wolf-men and Water Hounds. Tá sé ar bhord Hometree, carthanas coillearnaí dúchais agus athghiniúna, agus Common Knowledge, fiontar neamhbhrabúis a mhúineann scileanna le haghaidh saol baile inbhuanaithe. Is ambasadóir é don Rivers Trust. Labhróidh Manchán faoin gceangal atá aige leis an dúlra agus faoi ghrá na taiscéalaíochta agus faoi mar a mhúnlaíonn an Ghaeilge iad. Labhróidh sé faoin gcaoi ar chuir sé suim i ndéanamh clár faisnéise agus ar a shraith leabhar a chuireann béim ar áilleacht agus ar fhilíocht na Gaeilge.
Beidh an seimineár gréasáin seo i nGaeilge, le roinnt Béarla. Beidh Manchán i mbun comhrá le hAileen Loughrey ó Oifig Ghaeilge Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí.

Tá an seimineár gréasáin seo saor in aisce. Cláraigh do rang trí ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig [email protected] nó trí ghlaoch a chur ar 021 4285995.

Creative Careers Webinar: Manchán Magan

Thursday 27th March

11am – 11.45am

Manchán is a writer and documentary-maker. He has written books on his travels in Africa, India and South America. He is also the author of the bestselling, award winning Thirty-Two Words for Field, Listen to the Land Speak: Tree Dogs, Banshees Fingers and other Irish words for Nature and Wolf-men and Water Hounds. He is on the board of Hometree, a native woodland and regeneration charity, and Common Knowledge, a non-profit enterprise teaching skill for a sustainable homelife. He is an ambassador for the Rivers Trust. Manchán will talk about his connection to nature and love for exploration and how the Irish language shapes these. He will speak about how he became interested in documentary making and his series of books that spotlight the beauty and poetry of Irish.
This webinar will be in Irish, with some English. Manchán will be in conversation with Aileen Loughrey from the Cork County Council Language Office.

This webinar is free. Please sign your class up by emailing [email protected] or by calling 021 4285995.