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The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a collaborative project between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Irish Academy, is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary yet published for Ireland. These 11 volumes contain fascinating short summaries and detailed assessments that document over 10,000 lives, ranging from the earliest times to 2010. Biographical subjects include: artists, scientists, lawyers, actors, musicians, writers, politicians, criminals, and saints.
The following lives were added to the Dictionary of Irish Biography Online in June 2019.
- Beckett, Mary (1926–2013), writer
- Boland, Harry (1925–2013), businessman
- Brugha, Máire MacSwiney (1918–2012), teacher, author and charity worker
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Murphy, William Martin (1845–1919)
by Patrick MaumeMurphy, William Martin (1845–1919), businessman, was born on 6 January 1845 at Derrymihan, near Castletownbere, Co. Cork, son of Denis William Murphy, building contractor, and his wife, Mary Anne (née Martin). His solitary and austere personality was influenced by his status as an only child and his mother's death when he was four. He was educated at Bantry national school and Belvedere College in Dublin. He worked in the offices of the Irish Builder and the Nation, whose proprietor, A. M. Sulli...
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