Background
Mac Réamoinn was born in Birmingham, the third child of James and Wilhelmina Redmond. His father was from Boolavogue, County Wexford, and the family returned to Ireland two years after his birth.
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Sean Reamoinn
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He was educated in Clonmel Columbia Broadcasting System and by the Jesuits in Galway before attending University College, Galway.
Career
He took a deep interest in Irish culture and language and religious affairs He became a fluent Irish and French speaker. Mac Réamoinn entered the Irish diplomatic service in 1944.
He transferred to Radio Éireann, then a part of the civil service, when the station was expanded in 1947.
Foreign several years he was part of the outside broadcast unit along with Seamus Ennis and travelled the country recording and collecting folklore. He helped the revival of Irish traditional music through introducing regional styles to a national audience and providing a platform for young musicians.
From 1962 to 1965, he reported on the Second Vatican Council. Mac Réamoinn regularly wrote for newspapers and magazines in both Irish and English.
Vaticáin II agus an Réabhlóid Cultúrtha (Vatican II and the Cultural Revolution, 1987)
The Pleasures of Gaelic Poetry (ed) (1982)
The Synod on the Laity: An Outsider"s Diary (1987)
Laylines (1993).
Membership
He became a member of the station"s governing body, the RTÉ Authority. He was a member of the editorial board of Scripture in Church since its beginnings, in the Spring of 1971.
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Ireland