Michael o muircheartaigh biography of william
Michael o muircheartaigh biography of william
Michael o muircheartaigh biography of william murphy.
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Irish Gaelic games commentator (1930–2024)
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (Irish pronunciation:[ˈmʲiːçaːl̪ˠoːˈmˠɪɾʲəçəɾˠt̪ˠiː]; 20 August 1930 – 25 June 2024) was an Irish Gaelic gamescommentator for the Irish national radio and television, RTÉ.
In a career that has spanned six decades he came to be regarded as the "voice of Gaelic games." He has been described as a national treasure.[1][2][3] His prolific career earned him a place in Guinness World Records.[4]
Early life
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was born in Dún Síon just outside Dingle, County Kerry on 20 August 1930.[5][6][7] Ó Muircheartaigh grew up on the family farm and was educated locally in Dingle.
In September 1945 he began studying at Coláiste Íosagáin in Baile Bhúirne in the County CorkGaeltacht where he was in training to be a teacher. It was at this all-Irish school that his name changed from Michael Moriarty to