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Two sources listing published biographies are: | Two sources listing published biographies are: | ||
*Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (Family History Library book Ref | *Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|955440|title-id|disp=941.5 D27gj 2006}}.) | ||
*MacLysaght, Edward. ''Bibliography of Irish Family History''. 2d ed. Blackrock, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1982. (Family History Library book | *MacLysaght, Edward. ''Bibliography of Irish Family History''. 2d ed. Blackrock, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1982. (Family History Library book {{FHL|118533|title-id|disp=941.5 D23m}}.) | ||
== Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries == | == Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries == | ||
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The following collections are important sources for biographies of prominent businessmen, political leaders, and religious and historical figures: | The following collections are important sources for biographies of prominent businessmen, political leaders, and religious and historical figures: | ||
*''British and Irish Biographies.'' London, England: Chadwyck- Healey, 1986-. This is a major and still growing microfiche collection of biographical dictionaries. A large portion of the collection is indexed in ''Index to British and Irish Biographies, 1840-1940.'' Manchester, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1987. (Family History Library fiche | *''British and Irish Biographies.'' London, England: Chadwyck- Healey, 1986-. This is a major and still growing microfiche collection of biographical dictionaries. A large portion of the collection is indexed in ''Index to British and Irish Biographies, 1840-1940.'' Manchester, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1987. (Family History Library fiche http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&series=5805&disp=British+and+Irish+biographies%2C+1840%2D1940&columns=*,0,0 6342001 | ||
*Crone, John S. ''A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography''. 1937. Reprint. Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1970. (Family History Library book Ref | {{dead link}}). The biographical dictionaries included in the collection, together with their Family History Library call numbers, are listed in the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog under BRITISH AND IRISH BIOGRAPHIES. | ||
*Lee, Sir Sidney, et. al., eds.''Dictionary of National Biography''. 63 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1885-. (Family History Library book Ref | *Crone, John S. ''A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography''. 1937. Reprint. Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1970. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|140733|title-id|disp=941.5 D3cr}} 1970.) This dictionary contains short biographical summaries of famous Irishmen who lived between A.D. 350 and 1970. | ||
*Sieveking, Paul, ed. ''The British Biographical Archive''. New York, New York: K. G. Sauer, 1986. (Family History Library fiche | *Lee, Sir Sidney, et. al., eds.''Dictionary of National Biography''. 63 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1885-. (Family History Library book Ref {{FHL|920.042 D561n|disp=920.042 D561n}}; fiche {{FHL|244797|title-id|disp=6051261}}.) This series includes biographies of noteworthy British subjects who lived between a.d. 500 and 1985. | ||
*Sieveking, Paul, ed. ''The British Biographical Archive''. New York, New York: K. G. Sauer, 1986. (Family History Library fiche {{FHL|567444|title-id|disp=6029709}}-35, {{FHL|567444|title-id|disp=6066966}}.) This collection contains biographies from 324 printed sources dating from 1600 to 1900. | |||
== Specific Biographical Collections == | == Specific Biographical Collections == | ||