Author: John Smyth CronePublisher: Dublin : Talbot Press
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography
Author: John Smyth CronePublisher: Dublin : Talbot Press
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Dictionary of National Biography
Author: A Dictionary of Irish Biography
Author: Henry BoylanPublisher: Dublin : Gill and MacMillan
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Dictionary of Irish Biography 9 Volume Set
Author: James McGuirePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521633314
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 9672
Book Description
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. From James Ussher to James Joyce, St Patrick to Patrick Pearse, St Brigit to Maud Gonne MacBride, Maria Edgeworth to Elizabeth Bowen, Edward Carson to Bobby Sands, this indispensable resource outlines the careers at home and overseas of prominent men and women born in Ireland, north and south, and the noteworthy Irish careers of those born outside Ireland. Distinctive features of the Dictionary include the particular attention paid to outstanding women who have previously been overlooked and its broad coverage of the modern period. • 9 volumes, over 9,000 entries, covering 9,700 lives, ranging from the earliest times to 2002 • Biographical subjects include: artists, scientists, lawyers, actors, musicians, writers, politicians, criminals, and saints • Compiled by 700 expert advisors and contributors • Articles range from 200 to 15,000 words, from fascinating short summaries to detailed assessments. img src="http://www.cambridge.org/assets/common/promotion/RIA_s.jpg" alt="" border="1" Also available for libraries as an electronic resource. Email [email protected] for pricing details or a free trial.
Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography
Author: John Smyth CronePublisher:
ISBN: 9780811538183
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Irish Lives in America
Author: Liz EversPublisher: Prism
ISBN: 9781911479802
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The Irish struck out across America's frontiers, built its railroads, fought on both sides of the civil war, captured its major historic moments in print, paint and bronze, led many of its religious denominations, policed its streets, set up its banks, educated its masses, entertained America on its stages and screens and in its sporting arenas, and made ground-breaking contributions in science and engineering. This collection documents fifty Irish people who made an indelible mark on American society, politics and culture. People like the pirate Anne Bonney and Gertrude Brice Kelly, one of New York City's first surgeons, feature alongside more familiar names such as Maureen O'Hara, Maeve Brennan, Rex Ingram and the architect of the White House James Hoban.About the Dictionary of Irish Biography: The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a research project of the Royal Irish Academy, is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary yet published for Ireland. It comprises over 10,000 lives, which describe and assess the careers of subjects in all fields of endeavour, including politics, law, religion, literature, journalism, architecture, music and the arts, the sciences, medicine, entertainment and sport.
A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography
Author: John S. CroneThe Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography
Author: John S. CronePublisher:
ISBN: 9783262006560
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Medieval C. 400-C. 1600
Author: Rachel MossPublisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
ISBN: 9780300179194
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
His is a sweeping, gloriously illustrated celebration of 1,600 years of Irish art and architecture. In five handsome, deeply researched volumes, Art and Architecture of Ireland provides an authoritative and fully illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. Each volume has its own expert editor or editorial team and covers a specific area or chronological period. More than 250 scholars from around the world, who represent a broad range of disciplines, contribute texts that range from thematic and general to articles on techniques and historical developments, biographical entries, bibliographies, lists of artists and comprehensive indexes. Historical documentation combines with the best of current scholarship to make this the most comprehensive and ambitious undertaking of its kind. The volumes will explore all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, from watercolours and sculptures to photographs, oil paintings, video art and tapestries. This monumental work provides new insight into every facet of the strength, depth and variety of Ireland's artistic and architectural heritage. 0Also part of the 5 vols.-set 'Art and Architecture of Ireland'. 9780300179248.
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