Biographie in English

Patrick McCafferty was born in Glasgow but grew up in the Donegal Gaeltacht. He worked for years as a chemical engineer (in Germany, Dublin and Cork) until he became interested in archaeology and mythology. He returned to university where he studied Archaeology and Celtic Studies. He then completed a doctorate examining the role of comets and meteors in Irish medieval writings.

He teaches Irish in the University of Leipzig.

http://uni-leipzig.academia.edu/PatrickMcCafferty