Martin was born in the village of Ballygoughin in west Limerick 1929.
He learned the fiddle from his mother and from neighboring musicians in the townland.
He emigrated to England in the 1950's and lived in Northampton for several years before
moving to New York with his family in the mid 1960's. He now runs one of the largest and
most successful schools of Irish music in America. As well as being an excellent musician,
he is a talented composer with several fine tunes to his credit

from the original liner notes of the late 1970's...Martin Mulvihill died
in the 1990's on a trip back to his native town.
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