Tomás Ó Canainn, the Glossary
Tomás Ó Canainn (1930 – 15 September 2013) was an Irish Uilleann piper, accordion player, singer, composer, researcher, writer and lecturer in both electrical engineering (principally control engineering) and music.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: Control engineering, Derry, Electrical engineering, List of bagpipers, Matt Cranitch, Northern Ireland, Seán Ó Riada, Uilleann pipes, University College Cork.
- 20th-century Irish engineers
- 20th-century Irish uilleann pipers
- Engineers from County Londonderry
- Irish electrical engineers
- Irish-language singers
- Musicians from County Londonderry
- Scholars and academics from County Londonderry
Control engineering
Control engineering or control systems engineering or Automation engineering (In Some European Countries) is an engineering discipline that deals with control systems, applying control theory to design equipment and systems with desired behaviors in control environments.
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Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the largest city in County Londonderry, the second-largest in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland.
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
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List of bagpipers
This is a list of bagpipers, organized by type of bagpipes.
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Matt Cranitch
Matt Cranitch (born 1948) is an Irish fiddle player. Tomás Ó Canainn and Matt Cranitch are Musicians from County Cork.
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
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Seán Ó Riada
Seán Ó Riada (born John Reidy; 1 August 1931 – 3 October 1971) was an Irish composer and arranger of Irish traditional music.
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Uilleann pipes
The uilleann pipes, also known as Union pipes and sometimes called Irish pipes, are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland.
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University College Cork
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) (Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork.
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See also
20th-century Irish engineers
- Alice Perry
- Ann-Marie Holmes
- Anne Acheson
- Anne Butler (engineer)
- Berkeley Deane Wise
- Charles Dickinson West
- Charles Gerald McNamara
- Chris Horn (computer scientist)
- Daniel McCaughan
- Dervilla Mitchell
- Edgar Craven Bredin
- Eileen Harkin-Jones
- Eric Megaw
- Frank McCabe (businessman)
- Freeman Wills Crofts
- George Murray Ross
- Harry Ferguson
- Henry Edward Cusack
- Herbert Aston
- Iris Cummins
- James Hardress de Warrenne Waller
- James J. Browne
- James John Smith
- Jane Grimson
- Joe Kindregan
- John Perry (engineer)
- John Switzer Owens
- Lilian Bland
- Linda Doyle
- Matthew Henry Phineas Riall Sankey
- Michael Tubridy
- Mike Cooley (engineer)
- Peter Rice
- Richard Sutcliffe (engineer)
- Robert Mallet
- Robert Stanser Templeton
- Samuel Cleland Davidson
- Seán Scanlan
- Stephen Mitchell Dixon
- Thomas McLaughlin (engineer)
- Tomás Ó Canainn
- Trevor Whittaker
- William F. Roe
- William Kaye-Parry
- William Kelly Wallace
20th-century Irish uilleann pipers
- Breandán Breathnach
- Cillian Vallely
- Colm Ó Lochlainn
- Davy Spillane
- Declan Masterson
- Dinny Delaney
- Felix Doran (musician)
- Finbar Furey
- Jerry O'Sullivan (musician)
- John Cummings (piper)
- Johnny Doran
- Leo Rowsome
- Liam O'Flynn
- Margaret Dunn
- Martin Talty
- Mick O'Brien (musician)
- Paddy Keenan
- Paddy Moloney
- Pat McDonagh (piper)
- Patsy Brown
- Patsy Touhey
- Peter Kelly (piper)
- Ronan Browne
- Séamus Ennis
- Seán Reid
- Sean McAloon
- Stephen Ruane
- Tarlach Mac Suibhne
- Tomás Ó Canainn
- Tommy Reck
- Willie Clancy (musician)
Engineers from County Londonderry
- John Perry (engineer)
- Tomás Ó Canainn
Irish electrical engineers
- Brendan Scaife
- Edmund Edward Fournier d'Albe
- James John Smith
- Tomás Ó Canainn
- Val O'Donovan
- William F. Roe
Irish-language singers
- Éabha McMahon
- Órla Fallon
- Aaron Scotus
- Brídín Brennan
- Caitríona O'Leary
- Chloë Agnew
- Ciarán Ó Con Cheanainn
- David Murphy (composer)
- Dominic Ó Mongain
- Donnchad Clereach Ó Maol Braonáin
- Eithne Ní Uallacháin
- Enya
- Fiachna Ó Braonáin
- Fláithrí Ó Corcrán
- Gearóidín Bhreathnach
- Helias of Cologne
- Janet Devlin
- Lasairfhíona
- Máel Ísa Ó Raghallaigh
- Máire Breatnach
- Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
- Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
- Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
- Maria Doyle Kennedy
- Mary Black
- Mary O'Hara
- Moya Brennan
- Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
- Muiris Ó Gibealláin
- Nóirín Ní Riain
- Nóra Ní Shíndile
- Pól Brennan
- Róisín Elsafty
- Rachael Baptist
- Rory Dall O'Cahan
- Seán 'ac Dhonncha
- Sinéad O'Connor
- The Corrs
- Tomás Ó Caiside
- Tomás Ó Canainn
- Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
Musicians from County Londonderry
- Anne Brolly
- Briana Corrigan
- Brooke Scullion
- Cara Dillon
- Ciaran Gribbin
- Damien O'Kane
- Donnchadh Ó hAmhsaigh
- Dorothy Parke
- Eddie Butcher
- Eoghan Quigg
- Francie Brolly
- JC Stewart
- Jane Ross (collector)
- Jayne Wisener
- Jimmy McCurry
- Mary Dillon (singer)
- Robert Sands (conductor)
- Sam Henry (musicologist)
- Tomás Ó Canainn
Scholars and academics from County Londonderry
- Adam Clarke
- Antonia Logue
- Gerry McKenna
- J. A. Scott Kelso
- Norma Reid Birley
- Robert Corkey
- Tomás Ó Canainn
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomás_Ó_Canainn
Also known as Na Fili, Tomas O'Canainn.