Éamon de Buitléar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Éamon de Buitléar

Irish writer, musician and film maker

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1930

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 27-Jan-2013

Profession: writer, politician, musician, film director, musicologist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Éamon de Buitléar

  • Éamon de Buitléar (['??m??n?? d?? b??t?'l?e???]; 22 January 1930 – 27 January 2013) was an Irish writer, musician and film maker.
  • He was managing director of Éamon de Buitléar Ltd., a company which specialises in wildlife filming and television documentaries.Son of aide-de-camp to the then President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde, Éamon grew up in a house of Irish language speakers in Wicklow.
  • He began his working career in Garnett and Keegan's and Helys, selling fishing gear and shotguns.
  • It was there where he first met Seán Ó Riada.A 4 km circular walk Slí de Buitléar or The De Buitléar Way on Bray Head commemorates his life and work, calling out notable flora and fauna in the area.
  • It was inaugurated in May 2014 by his wife Lailí.

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