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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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Goulet, Yann Renard- (1914–1999)
by Bridget HouricanGoulet, Yann Renard- (1914–99), artist and sculptor, was born Jean Gustave Réné Goulet on 20 August 1914 at Saint-Nazaire, Brittany, France, son of Gustave Goulet, hotelier and chef. After being educated locally he began studying architecture before winning a scholarship to the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied 1933–9, winning the Chenaver prize for drawing and second prize in sculpture. A passionate Breton nationalist, who changed his name to Yann and joined t...
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