Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was an Irish Gaelic games commentator 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. His prolific career earned him a place in Guinness World Records.
Background
- Born in
- Dingle/Daingean Uí Chúis
- Educated at
- St Patrick's College, Dublin
Trending & Selected Quotes
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"Seán Óg Ó hAilpín.... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold."
"...and Brian Dooher is down injured. And while he is, I'll tell ye a little story. I was in Times Square in New York last week, and I was missing the Championship back home. So I approached a newsstan…"
"Pat Fox out to the forty and grabs the sliothar. I bought a dog from his father last week. Fox turns and sprints for goal... the dog ran a great race last Tuesday in Limerick. Fox, to the 21, fires a …"
"Colin Corkery on the 45 lets go with the right boot. Its over the bar. This man shouldn't be playing football. He's made an almost Lazarus-like recovery from a heart condition. Lazarus was a great man…"
"1-5 to 0-8.. well from Lapland to the Antarctic, that's level scores in any man's language."
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Timeline
1930
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Died
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