Carmel McCaffrey
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Carmel McCaffreyis an Irish author of books and lecturer on Irish history, literature, culture, and language atJohns Hopkins Universityand at theSmithsonian Institution.
Biography
[edit]McCaffrey was born inDublin,Ireland, and teachesIrish historyandIrish literatureat Johns Hopkins University inBaltimore, Maryland.She is also a frequent lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution inWashington, D.C.She founded and edited the literary reviewWild About Wilde(1986–1996) dedicated to the works of the 19th-century Irish writer,Oscar Wilde.[1]She was the series historical consultant for the three part PBS/RTÉ programIn Search of Ancient Ireland(2002) and co-author of the book of the same title.[2]This TV series, like the book, presents the history of Ireland fromneolithic timesto the English invasion of the 12th century.[3]McCaffrey is also the author of the bookIn Search of Ireland's Heroes: The Story of the Irish from the English Invasion to the Present Day(2006).[4]
McCaffrey is anIrish languagespeaker and frequently travels to Ireland. She lives inMount Airy, Maryland.
References
[edit]- ^"Literature and History of Ireland".
- ^Hare, Mary Gail (6 November 2002)."A 'good story worth telling'".The Baltimore Sun.Retrieved14 December2019.
- ^"In Search of Ancient Ireland. About the Film | PBS".PBS.Archived fromthe originalon 28 June 2002.Retrieved5 February2016.
- ^"Books by Carmel McCaffrey".books-by-isbn.com.Retrieved5 February2016.