9 2 8 – 1 9 8 8 ), ▁the ▁joint ▁el dest ▁( with ▁tw in ▁brother , ▁John ) ▁of ▁six ▁children . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁early ▁musical ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Municipal ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁Dublin ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Irish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁( RI AM ), ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁c ello ▁with ▁A is ling ▁Dr ury ▁By r ne . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sch ola ▁Cant orum ▁at ▁St ▁Fin ian ' s ▁College , ▁M ull ing ar ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁took ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁Music ▁and ▁English ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin ▁( U CD ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁master ' s ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁plays ▁of ▁Harold ▁P inter . ▁He ▁completed ▁an ▁MA ▁in ▁music ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Junior ▁Fellow ▁of ▁M asse y ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Dublin , ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁Ph D ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁with ▁a ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁or ator ios ▁of ▁Johann ▁Joseph ▁F ux , ▁written ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁H orm oz ▁Far hat . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁appoint ments ▁After ▁teaching ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁St ▁Patrick ' s ▁College , ▁May no oth ▁( today : ▁May no