Dictionary of Irish Biography 2 Volume HB Set

An indispensable resource containing substantial and comprehensive biographical treatment of over 600 prominent figures in Irish history.

James McGuire (Edited by), James Quinn (Edited by)

9781108587907, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 13 September 2018

1613 pages
24.8 x 18.5 x 7.4 cm, 3.31 kg

'… [a] monumental and handsomely produced … [book] … These volumes have the cumulative effect of being deeply moving: an archive of lives lived, and captured by means of careful and scrupulous memorialisation.' Neil Hegarty, The Irish Times

Published in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy, The Dictionary of Irish Biography is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical reference work available both in print and online for Ireland. Bringing the collection up to date, volumes 10 and 11 include substantial and original biographical articles on a variety of important figures in the recent Irish past. Most notably discussed are the novelist John McGahern, politicians Charles J. Haughey, David Ervine and Mo Mowlam, the footballer George Best, the businessman Tony Ryan, the journalist and writer Nuala O'Faolain, the architect Sam Stephenson, the snooker player Alex Higgins, and the comedian Dave Allen. This is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in this period and covers over 600 prominent figures in recent Irish history.

Lists of: editors, advisors, contributors
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Guide to entries
List of abbreviations
A-Z entries.

Subject Areas: Literary reference works [DSR], Literature: history & criticism [DS], Reportage & collected journalism [DNJ]