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Biography

A biography is a history of a person's life. In a biography, you may find the individual's birth, marriage, and death information as well as information about parents, spouse, children, and other family members. Verify information from biographies because it may be inaccurate.

Online Resources

Great Irish People - A Dictionary of Irish Biographies and Irish Portraits
Ireland and her people : a library of Irish biography, e-book, 4 volumes
Ireland: The Annals of Beara at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Books

Grenham, John. Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (FS Library book Ref 941.5 D27gj 2006.)
MacLysaght, Edward. Bibliography of Irish Family History. 2d ed. Blackrock, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1982. (FS Library book 941.5 D23m.)
Crone, John S. A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography. 1937. Reprint. Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1970. (FS Library book Ref 941.5 D3cr 1970.) This dictionary contains short biographical summaries of famous Irishmen who lived between A.D. 350 and 1970.
Lee, Sir Sidney, et. al., eds.Dictionary of National Biography. 63 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1885-. (FS Library book Ref 920.042 D561n; fiche 6051261.) This series includes biographies of noteworthy British subjects who lived between a.d. 500 and 1985.

Locating Individual or Family Biographies

You can locate individual or family biographies in the Surname Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the surname you are looking for. For information on biographies of royalty, nobility, and those with coats of arms, see Ireland Nobility.

Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Thousands of biographies have been gathered and published in collections that are sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. These usually only include biographies of well-known people. Some contain biographies of people belonging to specific groups, such as ministers, artists, scholars, or martyrs.

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.
The biographical dictionaries included in the collection, together with their FamilySearch Library call numbers, are listed in the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog under BRITISH AND IRISH BIOGRAPHIES.
Sieveking, Paul, ed. The British Biographical Archive. New York, New York: K. G. Sauer, 1986. (FS Library fiche 6029709-35, 6066966.) This collection contains biographies from 324 printed sources dating from 1600 to 1900.

Specific Biographical Collections

If your ancestor played an important part in a group, occupation, or event, such as the clergy, artists, or the Boer Wars, search for specific biographical collections that may include your ancestor. Biographical collections available at the FamilySearch Library are listed in the Place Search of thelibrary catalog under various localities and subject headings including:

GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY

GREAT BRITAIN - GENEALOGY

IRELAND - BIOGRAPHY

IRELAND - GENEALOGY

IRELAND - HISTORY - BIOGRAPHY

IRELAND - OCCUPATIONS - BIOGRAPHY

IRELAND, [COUNTY] - GENEALOGY

IRELAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH OR CITY] - BIOGRAPHY

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-A biography is a history of a person's life. In a biography, you may find the individual's birth, marriage, and death information as well as information about parents, spouse, children, and other family members. Verify information from biographies because it may be inaccurate.
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-You can locate individual or family biographies in the Surname Search of the catalog under the surname you are looking for. For information on biographies of royalty, nobility, and those with coats of arms, see [[Ireland Nobility]].
+A biography is a history of a person's life. In a biography, you may find the individual's birth, marriage, and death information as well as information about parents, spouse, children, and other family members. Verify information from biographies because it may be inaccurate.
-Two sources listing published biographies are:
+==Online Resources ==
-Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 1992. (FHL book Ref 941.5 D27gj.)
+*[http://www.greatirishpeople.com/ Great Irish People - A Dictionary of Irish Biographies and Irish Portraits]
+*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1804761 Ireland and her people : a library of Irish biography], e-book, 4 volumes
+*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1670/ireland-the-annals-of-beara Ireland: The Annals of Beara] at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
-MacLysaght, Edward. ''Bibliography of Irish Family History''. 2d ed. Blackrock, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1982. (FHL book 941.5 D23m.)
+== Books ==
-Thousands of biographies have been gathered and published in collections that are sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. These usually only include biographies of well-known people. Some contain biographies of people belonging to specific groups, such as ministers, artists, scholars, or martyrs.
+*Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (FS Library book Ref {{FSC|955440|title-id|disp=941.5 D27gj 2006}}.)
+*MacLysaght, Edward. ''Bibliography of Irish Family History''. 2d ed. Blackrock, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1982. (FS Library book {{FSC|118533|title-id|disp=941.5 D23m}}.)
+*Crone, John S. ''A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography''. 1937. Reprint. Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1970. (FS Library book Ref {{FSC|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.
+*Lee, Sir Sidney, et. al., eds.''Dictionary of National Biography''. 63 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1885-. (FS Library book Ref {{FSC|920.042 D561n|disp=920.042 D561n}}; fiche {{FSC|244797|title-id|disp=6051261}}.) This series includes biographies of noteworthy British subjects who lived between a.d. 500 and 1985.
-The following collections are important sources for biographies of prominent businessmen, political leaders, and religious and historical figures:
+== Locating Individual or Family Biographies  ==
-''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. (FHL fiche 6342001). 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.
+You can locate individual or family biographies in the Surname Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the surname you are looking for. For information on biographies of royalty, nobility, and those with coats of arms, see [[Ireland Nobility|Ireland Nobility]].
-Crone, John S. ''A Concise Dictionary of Irish Biography''. 1937. Reprint. Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, 1970. (FHL book Ref 941.5 D3cr 1970.) This dictionary contains short biographical summaries of famous Irishmen who lived between A.D. 350 and 1970.
+== Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries  ==
-Lee, Sir Sidney, et. al., eds.'' Dictionary of National Biography''. 63 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1885-. (FHL book Ref 920.042 D561n; fiche 6051261.) This series includes biographies of noteworthy British subjects who lived between a.d. 500 and 1985.
+Thousands of biographies have been gathered and published in collections that are sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. These usually only include biographies of well-known people. Some contain biographies of people belonging to specific groups, such as ministers, artists, scholars, or martyrs.
-Sieveking, Paul, ed. ''The British Biographical Archive''. New York, New York: K. G. Sauer, 1986. (FHL fiche 6029709-35, 6066966.) This collection contains biographies from 324 printed sources dating from 1600 to 1900.
+The following collections are important sources for biographies of prominent businessmen, political leaders, and religious and historical figures:
-If your ancestor played an important part in a group, occupation, or event, such as the clergy, painters, or the Boer Wars, search for biographical collections that may include your ancestor. Biographies available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under the following localities and subject headings:
+*''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 ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=Index+to+British+and+Irish+Biographies%2C+1840-1940.&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Index to British and Irish Biographies], 1840-1940.'' Manchester, England: Chadwyck-Healey, 1987.
+*The biographical dictionaries included in the collection, together with their FamilySearch Library call numbers, are listed in the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog under BRITISH AND IRISH BIOGRAPHIES.
+*Sieveking, Paul, ed. ''The British Biographical Archive''. New York, New York: K. G. Sauer, 1986. (FS Library fiche {{FSC|567444|title-id|disp=6029709}}-35, {{FSC|567444|title-id|disp=6066966}}.) This collection contains biographies from 324 printed sources dating from 1600 to 1900.
-GREAT BRITAIN
+== Specific Biographical Collections  ==
-BIOGRAPHY
+If your ancestor played an important part in a group, occupation, or event, such as the clergy, artists, or the Boer Wars, search for specific biographical collections that may include your ancestor. Biographical collections available at the FamilySearch Library are listed in the Place Search of the[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog library catalog] under various localities and subject headings including:
-IRELAND
+GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY
-GENEALOGY
+GREAT BRITAIN - GENEALOGY
-IRELAND, [COUNTY]
+IRELAND - BIOGRAPHY
-IRELAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH OR CITY]
+IRELAND - GENEALOGY
+IRELAND - HISTORY - BIOGRAPHY
+IRELAND - OCCUPATIONS - BIOGRAPHY
+IRELAND, [COUNTY] - GENEALOGY
+IRELAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH OR CITY] - BIOGRAPHY
+{{Place|Ireland}}
+[[Category:Ireland|Biography]][[Category:Biographies]]