Irish music", adding: Well, if Ciarán Mac Mathúna can die, I suppose anyone can. Actually, I had always thought that he was immortal. He certainly appeared to have all the ingredients. See also List of Irish music collectors References External links Mo Cheol Thú in the RTÉ archive Citation from University of Limerick Portrait by Dr. Thomas Ryan RHA 1990s portrait from Burns Library, Boston College's photostream 1925 births 2009 deaths 20th-century musicologists Alumni of University College Dublin Irish folk-song collectors Jacob's Award winners Mass media people from Limerick (city) RTÉ Radio 1 presenters