A Dublin civil servant and uilleann piper, he published the dance tune collection Ceol Rince na hÉireann in 1963 and founded the journal Ceol the same year. He became a full time collector for the Department of Education and pressed for a national folk music archive, later directing Irish folk music at UCD. He was a founder and first chairman of Na Píobairí Uilleann.
Breandán Breathnach
Piper and collector; Ceol Rince na hÉireann
- Born
- 1 April 1912, Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- 6 November 1985, Dublin, Ireland
Further reading: Wikipedia · Dictionary of Irish Biography · Irish Traditional Music Archive