Martin Beirne

Martin Beirne (Nov. 9, 1909 - Oct. 3, 1976) was one of the last North American "radio pipers," that is, Irish pipers who appeared regularly on the radio, in an era when radio was king. Beirne was born in County Roscommon, Ireland. His family emigrated to New Jersey when he was an infant. His father, Martin Sr., was described as a laborer on the incoming ship passenger list, 1910, and as a "Stationary Fireman" for a coal company in the 1920 US Census.