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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 December 2018.
- Almqvist, Bo Gunnar (1931–2013), folklore scholar
- Binchy, Maeve (1939–2012), novelist and journalist
- Blaney, Harry (1928–2013), politician
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Gay, Thomas Earnan (1884–1953)
by Deirdre Ellis-KingGay, Thomas Earnan (1884–1953), librarian and republican, was born in Dublin on 22 January 1884, the eldest of six children (two girls and four boys) of Thomas Patrick Gay, a porter and later a warehouseman, and his wife Catherine (née Coleman). He was educated at the CBS, Synge Street, Dublin, and took examinations of the Library Association (UK) in classification and library routine. In 1900 he was appointed third-class officer with Dublin Corporation libraries, serving in Charleville Mall. He...
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