- ISBN: 9780300094428 | 0300094426
- Cover: Trade Book
- Copyright: 8/11/2003
The encyclopedia contains:
- Thousands of entries arranged alphabetically, from the Abbey Theatre in Dublin to Zozimus, a nineteenth-century balladeer;
- More than 700 illustrations and maps, most in full color;
- Coverage of art, biography, cinema, current events, fashion, food, history, Irish language, literature, music, politics, religion, sports, and more;
- Biographies of a wide range of famous people of Irish descent, including St. Brigid, Eamon de Valera, John F. Kennedy, Bono, Eugene O'Neill, Mary Robinson, and William Butler Yeats;
- Articles on often-neglected subjects such as the role of women in Irish life and the contribution of Irish scholarship to science and philosophy;
- Extensive cross-references and a full index.
- Thousands of entries arranged alphabetically, from the Abbey Theatre in Dublin to Zozimus, a nineteenth-century balladeer;
- More than 700 illustrations and maps, most in full color;
- Coverage of art, biography, cinema, current events, fashion, food, history, Irish language, literature, music, politics, religion, sports, and more;
- Biographies of a wide range of famous people of Irish descent, including St. Brigid, Eamon de Valera, John F. Kennedy, Bono, Eugene O'Neill, Mary Robinson, and William Butler Yeats;
- Articles on often-neglected subjects such as the role of women in Irish life and the contribution of Irish scholarship to science and philosophy;
- Extensive cross-references and a full index.
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