3 ). ▁Since ▁the ▁late ▁ 8 0 s , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁busy ▁organ ising ▁a ▁programme ▁to ▁fost er ▁co - operation ▁between ▁academic ▁institutions ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁univers ities ▁en rolled ▁in ▁this ▁programme , ▁which ▁falls ▁under ▁the ▁Er as mus ▁Program me ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁has ▁sw ol len ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁today . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁after ▁nearly ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁as ▁Professor ▁in ▁Gal way . ▁G im ma , ▁his ▁wife , ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁surv ived ▁by ▁their ▁children ▁and ▁nine ▁grand children . ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Bar na . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Mac ▁E oin ' s ▁published ▁work ▁includes ▁numerous ▁articles ▁in ▁journ als ▁and ▁books ▁( see ▁below ). ▁He ▁wrote ▁reviews ▁for ▁journ als ▁such ▁as ▁Stud ia ▁Hi bern ica , ▁C elt ica , ▁Zeitschrift ▁für ▁c elt ische ▁Phil ologie , ▁Ar v : ▁Journal ▁of ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Fol kl ore , ▁Stud ia ▁Ne oph il olog ica , ▁Bé alo ide as , ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Anti qu aries ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁ ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁Gal way ▁Arch ae ological ▁and ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁Thom ond ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society . ▁Mac ▁E oin ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁editor ial ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁journ als ▁and ▁books , ▁such ▁as