The Dictionary of Irish Biography

The dictionary of Irish Biography, a collaborative project between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Irish Academy

The dictionary is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary yet published in Ireland. it contains over 9,000 signed biographical which describe and assess the careers of subjects in all fields of endeavour including politics, law, religion, literature, journalism, architecture, painting, music, the stage, science, medicine, engineering, entertainment and sport.

JSTOR archive

This gives access to the online catalogue allowing members to search and view or reserve items.

We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. It includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. The entire corpus is full-text searchable, offers search term highlighting, includes high-quality images, and is interlinked by millions of citations and references.