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An authoritative reference work of nearly 11,000 lives for scholars of Irish history, society and culture.
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DIB Monthly blog series
A new series of monthly blog posts drawing on the riches of the Dictionary of Irish Biography,
09 October 2023
Constructing an interactive network graph of early modern Ireland
05 September 2023
In this month’s Dictionary of Irish Biography blog, Niav Gallagher discusses a group of pioneering Irish woman botanists. Various barriers limited their participation in the natural sciences, yet these intrepid women – Ellen Hutchins, Katherine Kane and Mary Ball – made lasting contributions through their determined endeavours.
12 September 2023
In this month’s two-part Dictionary of Irish Biography blog, Niav Gallagher highlights the careers of several Irish women who made important contributions to the natural sciences in the nineteenth century, despite the various barriers placed in their way.
01 August 2023
In this month’s Dictionary of Irish Biography blog, Eoin Kinsella marks the centenary of the legislation that formally established the Irish Defence Forces.
03 July 2023
In the first of a new series of monthly blog posts drawing on the riches of the Dictionary of Irish Biography, Liz Evers charts the arrival of jazz in the 1910s and the evolution of the Irish jazz scene over the past century – paying tribute to some of the stars of the Irish scene who gained international recognition for their talents.
DIB online
The Dictionary of Irish Biography (DIB) is a research programme 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 DIB regularly publishes new entries on important figures who have died in recent times, and on ‘missing persons’: previously overlooked figures deserving fresh interest.
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