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'A Dictionary of Irish Biography' is an essential reference book containing brief biographies of nearly 1,700 noteworthy and lesser-known Irish men and women. The only single volume A-Z to summarise the lives and achievements of Ireland's most distinguished people from 400A.D. to the present, its list of subjects includes hundreds of figures of literary, cultural, political, and sociological note: from Grace O'Malley (Granuaile) to Maud Gonne; from Wolfe Tone to Michael Collins; from St. Patrick to Daniel O'Connell; from Jonathan Swift to Samuel Beckett. The product of twenty-five years' research. 'A Dictionary of Irish Biography' is an invaluable reference work for teachers, librarians, and those interested in Irish history and culture.
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The third edition sees a substantial expansion of the number of entries and is illustrated for the first time. Containing brief biographies of almost 1700 people the book summarises the lives and achievements of some of Ireland's most distinguished people from 400 AD to the present day.
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Henry Boylan has had a distinguished career as a public servant and man of letters. In all, he has devoted over twenty-five years' work to the 'Dictionary of Irish Biography'.
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