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Dictionary of Irish biography, Online: Royal Irish Academy, 2009–present.

Citation details
Work
Dictionary of Irish biography
Place
Online
Publisher
Royal Irish Academy
Year
2009–2024
Description
Abstract (cited)

The Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) is a project of the Royal Irish Academy. It tells the island’s life story through the biographies, 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. [...] The chronological scope of the DIB extends from the earliest times to the twenty-first century. The living are not included. Biographies range in length from 200 to 15,000 words, covering diverse figures across a broad range of human activity from scientists to sportspeople, suffragists to soldiers. Launched in 2009 after many years of research by hundreds of contributors, the DIB’s online edition now features nearly 11,000 lives and continues to grow. The DIB regularly publishes new entries on important figures who have died in recent times, and on ‘missing persons’: previously overlooked figures deserving fresh interest.

Subjects and topics
Headings
Ireland
Approaches
biographies