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(Encyclopedia)Queenstown, Republic of Ireland: see Cóbh. ...Aghrim
(Encyclopedia)Aghrim, Republic of Ireland: see Aughrim. ...Daley, Richard Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Daley, Richard Joseph, 1902–76, U.S. political leader, b. Chicago. Admitted to the bar in 1933, he entered politics and served as a Democrat in the state assembly (1936–38) and the state senate (1...Kells
(Encyclopedia)Kells, Republic of Ireland: see Ceanannus Mór. ...An Uaimh
(Encyclopedia)An Uaimh, Republic of Ireland: see Navan. ...Dunleary
(Encyclopedia)Dunleary, Republic of Ireland: see Dún Laoghaire. ...Trinity College
(Encyclopedia)Trinity College, Ireland: see Dublin, Univ. of. ...Moore, George
(Encyclopedia)Moore, George, 1852–1933, English author, b. Ireland. As a young man he lived in Paris, studying at various art schools. Inspired by Zola, Flaubert, Turgenev, and the 19th-century French realists, M...Grattan, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Grattan, Henry grătˈən [key], 1746–1820, Irish statesman. A lawyer, he entered (1775) the Irish Parliament and soon became known as a brilliant orator. Aided by Britain's preoccupation with the A...Trevor, William
(Encyclopedia)Trevor, William, 1928–2016, Anglo-Irish fiction writer, b. William Trevor Cox, grad. Trinity College, Dublin (1950). He resided in England from 1960. Trevor's novels are usually set in England or Ir...Browse by Subject
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