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Sat 12 Dec 2009RTÉ broadcaster and folklorist dies aged 84
THE DEATH has taken place of long-time broadcaster and folklorist Ciarán Mac Mathúna at the age of 84.
A native of Co Limerick, Mr Mac Mathúna broadcast on RTÉ radio for 50 years, first with his groundbreaking A Job of Journeyworkprogramme, and then with the Mo Cheol Thúprogramme, which ran from 1970 until his retirement in 2005.
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