wˈɔltɚ mˈækən wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐn ˈæktɚ, pɹˈɪnsɪpəli wɪððə tˈeɪbhdhɪɹk wˌɛɹ hiː mˈɛt hɪz wˈaɪf, pˈɛɡi ɪn ɡˈælweɪ, ænd ðɪ ˈæbi θˈiəɾɚɹ ɪn dˈʌblɪn.
Walter Macken was originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc (where he met his wife, Peggy) in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre in Dublin.