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The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are:

Geamhar - a field of corn-grass

Tuar - a field for cattle at night

Reidhlean - a field for games or dancing

Cathairin - a field with a fairy-dwelling in it

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Born in England to Irish parents, I didn’t grow up learning Irish but discovered a love of foreign languages – mainly Arabic – when I moved abroad. So, this might seem an odd choice for someone with no Irish language skills whatsoever, but what a great read it was!  

Spoken for almost 3,000 years, it should come as no surprise that the landscape had such an impact on the language, and this book weaves together countless tales of both, plus nature notes, mythology, and more.   

And the 32 words for field Magan tells us the Irish language has?…

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