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Medbh McGuckian (b. 1950), [no year]-09-06 and undated

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/1058/COO/5/52

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Fonds:

Correspondence, prose and poetry.

Dates

  • Creation: [no year]-09-06 and undated

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

Born in North Belfast, McGuckian studied at Queens University, Belfast. Born as Maeve McCaughan, she adopted the Irish spelling of her name, Medbh, when her university teacher, Seamus Heaney, wrote her name that way when signing books to her. She married John McGuckian in 1977. She has worked as a teacher, an editor and is a former Writer in Residence at Queen's University, Belfast. She has published a large number of poetry collections.

Extent

2 item(s)

Related Materials

See also GBR/1058/COO/1, material relating to Seamus Heaney.

Related Materials

McGuckian visited Cooke and Valentine in 1995 and her entry in their guestbook can be seen at GBR/1058/COO/8/5.

Repository Details

Part of the Pembroke College Library and Archive Repository

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