She married a teacher and poet , John McGuckian , in 1977 .
Maeve McCaughan adopted the Irish spelling of her name , Medbh , when her university teacher , Seamus Heaney , wrote her name that way when signing books to her .
Maeve McCaughan married a teacher and poet , John McGuckian , in 1977 .
Maeve McCaughan adopted the Irish spelling of her name , Medbh , when her university teacher , Seamus Heaney , wrote her name that way when signing books to her .