Ciarán Mac Mathúna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish musicologist
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Place of Birth: Limerick, Munster, Ireland
About Ciarán Mac Mathúna
- Ciarán Mac Mathúna, (26 November 1925 – 11 December 2009) was an Irish broadcaster and music collector.
- He was a recognised authority on Irish music and lectured extensively on the subject.
- He travelled around Ireland, England, Scotland and America collecting music.According to Sam Smyth in the Irish Independent, Mac Mathúna was "on a mission to collect songs and stories, music, poetry and dance before they were buried under the coming tsunami of pop music".He presented Mo Cheol Thú for 35 years.
- Upon his retirement in 2005, MD of RTÉ Radio Adrian Moynes described Mac Mathúna as "inseparable from RTÉ Radio".
- Upon his death in 2009, the Irish Independent described him as "a national treasure".
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