Background
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.
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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 was managing director of Éamon de Buitléar Limited., a company which specialises in wildlife filming and television documentaries. He began his working career in Garnett and Keegan"s and Helys, selling fishing gear and shotguns. lieutenant was there where he first met Seán Ó Riada.
A 4km 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.
Foreign many years in the 1960s he was the only independent film producer, with Gerrit Van Gelderen, making wildlife programmes for Irish television Telefís Éireann. De Buitléar"s film work includes directing films based on his books, and he had received commissions from Raidió Teilifís Éireann, British Broadcasting Corporation and other stations.
In 1987, he was nominated by the Taoiseach, Charles Haughey to the 18th Seanad Éireann. He was appointed to the Central Fisheries Board in 2005.
Éamon de Buitléar was involved in Irish traditional music with Seán Ó Riada and was later involved in the establishment of traditional music group Ceoltóirí Chualann (1960-1969).