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“Irish and Indian cultures have echoes between them” - Manchán Magan

“Irish and Indian cultures have echoes between them” - Manchán Magan

Update: 2025-01-04

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Writer Manchán Magan joins Dearbhail to talk about the stories, language and mythology that Ireland shares with Indian culture, from the story of St Brigid’s cloak to the Irish folk song made famous by Christy Moore, about an adulterous wife trying to blind her suspicious husband; ‘Tipping it up to Nancy’.

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“Irish and Indian cultures have echoes between them” - Manchán Magan

“Irish and Indian cultures have echoes between them” - Manchán Magan

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