A Compendium of Irish Biography
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| A Compendium of Irish Biography; comprising sketches of distinguished Irishmen, and of eminent persons connected with Ireland by office or by their writings. (1878) by |
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A
COMPENDIUM OF IRISH BIOGRAPHY;
COMPRISING SKETCHES OF
DISTINGUISHED IRISHMEN,
AND OF
EMINENT PERSONS CONNECTED WITH IRELAND BY
OFFICE OR BY THEIR WRITINGS.
BY
'And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto."— II. Mac. XV. 38.
DUBLIN:
M. H. GILL & SON, SACKVILLE-STREET.
MDCCCLXXVIII
I dedicate this Book to the Memory of my Father
RICHARD DAVIS WEBB
WHO
DEEPLY INTERESTED IN ITS PLAN AND INCEPTION
HAS NOT LIVED TO SEE ITS COMPLETION
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This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. |
