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Hardcover 2nd edition with dustjacket, published by Allen Figgis , Dublin 1974, text by Bernard Share, artwork and design by William Bolger. Light edgewear to the jacket.
Organised thematically into sections - Patriots and Politicians, Scholars and Teachers, writers, artists and Maestros, Scientists and Businessmen, & The Irish Abroad. It includes many not born in Ireland ( such as the transport pioneer Charles Bianconi) who had an influence on the nation.
Profuse illustrations and photographs throughout. Aimed at a general readership, the biographies were succinct, & although the book is aimed at adults, many were short enough to be used as school references.
