Maev Kennedy
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Maev Kennedy is a staff news writer for The Guardian
and writes regularly for the Museums Journal
. At the Guardian she has edited the diary column and also been the arts and heritage correspondent, and also writes on archaeology.
She was born in Dublin and attended University College Dublin (UCD) before joining The Irish Times
, where she became the parliamentary sketch writer. Her mother is the novelist Val Mulkerns, herself the daughter of the Irish revolutionary and strolling player Jimmy Mulkerns, who was interned in Wales after the Easter Uprising and was known as "The Rajah of Frongoch
". Her late father Maurice Kennedy was also an author: his much anthologised short story, "Vladivostok", was first published in the Winter's Tales collection of 1956, and included in the posthumously published collection of his writings, The Way to Vladivostok.
Maev Kennedy is the author of the Hamlyn
History of Archaeology. She also broadcasts regularly for the BBC
, in particular often presenting the "Open Book" programme on BBC Radio 4
. She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
.
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and writes regularly for the Museums Journal
Museums Journal
Museums Journal, published monthly by Museums Association, is the leading source of news and information for museums and galleries. It was first published in 1901. E. Howarth was the first editor, and remained editor until 1909, when he resigned....
. At the Guardian she has edited the diary column and also been the arts and heritage correspondent, and also writes on archaeology.
She was born in Dublin and attended University College Dublin (UCD) before joining The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
, where she became the parliamentary sketch writer. Her mother is the novelist Val Mulkerns, herself the daughter of the Irish revolutionary and strolling player Jimmy Mulkerns, who was interned in Wales after the Easter Uprising and was known as "The Rajah of Frongoch
Frongoch
The village of Frongoch is located in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies close to the market town of Bala, on the A4212 road in north Wales.It was the home of the Frongoch internment camp, used to hold German prisoners-of-war during First World War, and then Irish Republican prisoners from the 1916...
". Her late father Maurice Kennedy was also an author: his much anthologised short story, "Vladivostok", was first published in the Winter's Tales collection of 1956, and included in the posthumously published collection of his writings, The Way to Vladivostok.
Maev Kennedy is the author of the Hamlyn
Hamlyn
Hamlyn may refer to:People:* Alan Hamlyn U.S.-English soccer defender of the 1960s and 70s* Paul Hamlyn , founder of the Hamlyn publishing company* William Hamlyn-Harris Australian javelin throwerOther:...
History of Archaeology. She also broadcasts regularly for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, in particular often presenting the "Open Book" programme on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
.