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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 2019.
- Barnewall, Sir John (1634?–1691?), barrister and judge
- Barry, Denis (1883–1923), Irish Volunteer
- Bewley, Victor Ernest Henry (1912–2000), quaker businessman and philanthropist
Biography of the Day
Lynn, Robert John (1873–1945)
by Diarmaid FerriterLynn, Robert John (1873–1945), unionist politician and journalist, was born near Bushmills, Co. Antrim, the son of a small farmer. Following his education at a local national school and further private tuition, in 1893 he began his journalistic career, first working in Derry and Newry before joining the reporting staff of the Belfast Newsletter. In 1903 he transferred to the Northern Whig as a leader writer, later becoming assistant editor and editor (1913–28). Known for his staunch unionist vie...
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