Ireland Monument Canada

Biography

• In addition, Captain Mac Giolla Chainnigh, whose forebears come from Dungiven, County Derry, is also a Professor of Physics at the Canadian military college in Kingston Ontario.  He is a fluent Irish speaker and a leading member of Cumann na Gaeltachta, organizers of the Gaeltacht Thuaisceart an Oileáin Úir (North American Gaeltacht) in Erinsville/Tamworth, Ontario, the first designated Irish-speaking area outside of Ireland.  At time of writing, Captain Mac Giolla Chainnigh is on duty with the Canadian Forces Campaign Evaluation team in Afghanistan.