Tomás Mac Eoin

Tomás Mac Eoin (born 1937) is an Irish sean-nós singer, actor, songwriter and poet. Also known as Tomás McKeown, he is from An Bóthar Buí in An Cheathrú Rua, Conamara, Galway, Ireland.

Tomás Mac Eoin
Born	1937 (age 87–88) An Cheathru Rua, Ireland
Genres	Sean-nós
Occupations	Farmer, writer, composer
Awards: Best sean-nós singer in Ireland in 1967 at the Oireachtas competitions and won Corn Uí Riada

Known for his old-style or sean-nós singing, he was voted the best sean-nós singer in Ireland in 1967 at the Oireachtas competitions and won Corn Uí Riada.^[1] He appeared on The Waterboys's Fisherman's Blues album (1988).^[2][3]

He was a regular singer on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and also performed on The Late Late Show several times.^{[citation needed]} Some of his best known material include:^{[citation needed]}

• The Stolen Child ** (Tomás Mac Eoin / Mike Scott)
• An Cailín Álainn
• Bleán na Bó
• Amhrán an Bhingó
• An Rock an' Roll