Charles Haughey

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the old British Dictionary of National Biography (the DNB), appeared in instalments between 1885 and 1900 – and was not superseded until 2004, […]

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Dancing Angels and Devilish Microfilm

August 3, 2011 · 1 comment

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by Abigail Rieley, Writer & NLI Reader For me, former Taoiseach Charlie Haughey will always be inextricably linked to the rattling of microfilm readers. I was sitting at one in the Reading Room in 1992 when he made his resignation speech, listening to the reaction from Leinster House next door on the headphones of my […]

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