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John McGahern (1934-2006), 1993 - 2006-04-23

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/1058/COO/5/51

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Fonds:

Correspondence, prose and poetry.

Dates

  • Creation: 1993 - 2006-04-23

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The Archive reading room is open by appointment, Wednesdays-Fridays, but all visits must be booked in advance. Photographs may not be taken of the Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes material without the permission of the Estates. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for permissions. The remainder of the collection may be photographed for private research, subject to UK copyright provisions. Those wishing to publish from the collection should seek advice from the Archivist prior to publication.

Biographical / Historical

McGahern was born in Knockanroe, near Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Ireland. He trained as a teacher at St Patrick's College of Education in Drumcondra and later studied at University College Dublin, graduting in 1957. He would go on to write 6 acclaimed novels and several collections of short stories.

External Documents

Related Materials

See also GBR/1058/COO/1/1/8, which features a piece by McGahern and GBR/1058/COO/7/1, a charcoal drawing of McGahern by Cooke.

Repository Details

Part of the Pembroke College Library and Archive Repository

Contact:
Archivist
Pembroke College
Cambridge CB2 1RF United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 764151