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David James O'DonoghueThe Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability
Dublin: Gill, 1906.
First Edition
Pp xvii, 333
8vo
Green cloth boards, lettered in black & gilt.
David James O'Donoghue (1866-1917) is best remembered for his biographical dictionary The poets of Ireland' (1892-3), one of the most comprehensive compilations of Irish biographical research of its time.
A documented account of the remarkable extent of Ireland's contribution to literature, art, music, science, military service, etc.