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The encyclopedia of Ireland / edited by Brian Lalor; foreward by Frank McCourt.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ireland--Encyclopedias.
- Ireland.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvii,1218 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- The encyclopedia contains: - Thousands of entries arranged alphabetically, from the Abbey Theatre in Dublin to Zozimus, a nineteenth-century balladeer; - More than 700 illustrations and maps, most in full color; - Coverage of art, biography, cinema, current events, fashion, food, history, Irish language, literature, music, politics, religion, sports, and more; - Biographies of a wide range of famous people of Irish descent, including St. Brigid, Eamon de Valera, John F. Kennedy, Bono, Eugene O'Neill, Mary Robinson, and William Butler Yeats; - Articles on often-neglected subjects such as the role of women in Irish life and the contribution of Irish scholarship to science and philosophy; - Extensive cross-references and a full index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0300094426
- OCLC:
- 53084575
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