About Angela McCarthy
Born 1971. Angela McCarthy is a New Zealand historian and academic.
Angela Hannah McCarthy is a New Zealand history academic, and as of 2018 is a full professor at the University of Otago.
Academic career
After a PhD titled 'Seas may divide' : Irish migration to New Zealand as portrayed in personal correspondence, 1840–1937 at Trinity College Dublin, she moved to the University of Otago, rising to full professor. In 2008 McCarthy received $612,000 in Marsden grant funding.
Books McCarthy is the author of books including: McCarthy, Angela. Irish Migrants in New Zealand, 1840-1937: the Desired Haven. Vol. 3. Boydell Press, 2005.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Angela McCarthy. https://biography.guide/angela-mccarthy/
MLA: "Angela McCarthy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/angela-mccarthy/.
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