Professor Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy is leading efforts to forge new models of classical education in Ireland and beyond. Recognizing the need for Catholic education independent of the secular state, Professor Cantillon-Murphy and his wife Grace established Mater Dei Academy, a completely original academic model for Ireland: independent and lay-run, Catholic, Cambridge International certified, and classically inspired in pedagogy and curriculum.
Come join Prof. Cantillon-Murphy and representatives of The Saints and Scholars Foundation for a presentation on Mater Dei Academy Cork followed by live music and a Meet & Greet at the Fifth Province Pub
About the participants:
Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy is a Professor at University College Cork, Ireland. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University College Cork before completing graduate and doctoral degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He subsequently completed his postdoctoral research through concurrent appointments at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT.
Professor Cantillon-Murphy met his wife, Grace, while a graduate student at MIT. They returned to Ireland to raise their family in 2010; and, dissatisfied with the state of Irish education, Grace Cantillon-Murphy began homeschooling their eight children. When their oldest was in-need, they, along with a number of other parents and the approval of their local bishop, established a new private classical Catholic academy in 2020.
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Thomas M. Dietz is a Chicago-based architect with JNKA Architects and a founding Board Member of The Saints and Scholars Foundation, the North American fundraising entity for Mater Dei Academy.
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Margaux Killackey is a Development Associate at the Lumen Christi Institute and taught at Mater Dei Academy as The Saints and Scholars Foundation Fellowship recipient for the 2021-2022 academic year.
