April 2014

IN PRAISE OF THE DICTIONARY OF IRISH BIOGRAPHY by Felix M. Larkin

April 30, 2014 · 0 comments

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     The Dictionary of Irish Biography (the DIB), published in nine volumes and online in 2009, is a work of truly historic significance. The model for all books of this kind, the old British Dictionary of National Biography (the DNB), appeared in instalments between 1885 and 1900 – and was not superseded until 2004, […]

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