Gréagóir Ó Dáire, from the Gaeltacht of Mississauga

Today, I’ll be chatting with Gréagóir Ó Dáire. Born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario with Irish and Scottish ancestry, Greg enrolled in the Celtic Studies Programme at the University of St. Michael’s College in 2009 and this has had a profound impact on his life. Following a PhD at Harvard, Greg now works as a Senior Lecturer in Irish Studies at Uppsala University in Sweden. I was lucky to catch Greg on one of his trips home last summer and he was willing to come to my office where we chatted about his journey with the Irish language and how his Irish identity has shaped his life. 

Greg and I have only ever communicated in Irish and consequently this episode will be in Irish. Greg is a wonderful example of how intrinsic motivation can contribute to anyone learning a language to a massively high level of proficiency regardless of geographical isolation 

Bainigí taitneamh as an gcomhrá.