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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. | 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. | ||
== | ==Locating Individual or Family Biographies== | ||
You can locate individual or family biographies in the Surname Search of the Family History Library 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]]. | You can locate individual or family biographies in the Surname Search of the Family History Library 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]]. | ||
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*MacLysaght, Edward. ''Bibliography of Irish Family History''. 2d ed. Blackrock, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1982. (FHL book 941.5 D23m.) | *MacLysaght, Edward. ''Bibliography of Irish Family History''. 2d ed. Blackrock, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1982. (FHL book 941.5 D23m.) | ||
== | ==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. | 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. | ||
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*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. | *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. | ||
== | ==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 Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp library catalog | 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 Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp library catalog] under various localities and subject headings including: | ||
GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY | GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY | ||
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IRELAND, [COUNTY] - GENEALOGY | IRELAND, [COUNTY] - GENEALOGY | ||
IRELAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH OR CITY] - BIOGRAPHY | IRELAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH OR CITY] - BIOGRAPHY | ||
[[Category:Ireland]] | [[Category:Ireland]] | ||