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Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

(1930–2024) Sports Commentator

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Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was a sports commentator.

Quick Facts About Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

Born: August 20, 1930
Died: June 25, 2024
Profession: Sports Commentator

About Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

[Wikidata] Irish Gaelic games commentator (1930–2024)... | [Wikipedia] 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 Gui

Quotes by Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh

“Teddy McCarthy to John McCarthy, no relation, John McCarthy back to Teddy McCarthy, still no relation.”

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Gaa

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Sean Óg ó Hailpín.... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold.

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Father

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“Seán Óg Ó hAilpín.... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from Fiji, neither one of them a hurling stronghold.”

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Gaa

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“I saw a few Sligo people at Mass in Gardiner Street this morning and the omens seem to be good for them,…

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Gaa

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“Setanta Ó hAilpín....the original Setanta from the old Gaelic stories was ten foot tall, had ten fingers on each hand and ten…

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Gaa

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No known roof is as beautiful as the skies above.

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Beautiful

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Pat Fox out to the forty(yard line) and grabs the sliothar(ball), I bought a dog from his father last week. Fox turns…

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Balls

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“... and Brian Dooher is down injured. And while he is, I'll tell ye a little story. I was in Times Square…

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Gaa

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“Anthony Lynch, the Cork corner-back, would be the last person to let you down - his people are undertakers”

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