“Dictionary of Irish Biography, James McGuire and James Quinn ed, Cambridge University Press, £650 until February 28; thereafter £775. The production by the Royal Irish Academy of this magnificent nine-volume dictionary of Irish biography from the earliest times to the year 2002, outlining the careers of prominent Irishmen and Irishwomen, is a milestone in Irish historical scholarship …” (more)
[Charles Lysaght, Independent, 14 February]