Manchán Magan’s final book: Naked, cursed and living in the trees - the story of Mad Sweeney
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The late Manchán Magan wrote about the medieval tale of Buile Shuibhne in his final book. The work is titled Naked, cursed and living in the trees. This story focuses on the figure of Mad Sweeney. Magan uses the narrative as a lament for a worldview based on the land.
In an extract from his final book, the late Manchán Magan shares the medieval tale of Buile Shuibhne as a lament for a worldview rooted in the land.