The Geographical Distribution Of Irish Ability

Author : D. J. O'donoghue
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ISBN 13 : 9781332335206
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability (Classic Reprint) written by D. J. O'donoghue and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability The motive which induced me to prepare this book was not to contrast one Irish county with another, still less to exalt any particular localities above others less favoured by nature Indeed, if the purpose to be served were simply one of gratifying a semi-scientific curiosity, the task would not have been undertaken. My real object was to put on record, in as brief a space as possible, the surprising manifestations of Irish intellect, and to give, in a narrative form, as much biographical information as could be collected. A biographical dictionary will not appeal to many Irish readers, who are, nevertheless, anxious to know what Ireland has contributed to the world's knowledge and improvement. More than one interest may be served by the method here adopted. And the list of names given in the index, which runs into thousands, is by far the fullest that has ever been compiled. Even Webb's "Compendium of Irish Biography" does not contain one-third of the men and women named in this book-which is no disparagement to that admirable compilation so far as it goes. The need of a really comprehensive dictionary of Irish biography is very urgent, as all students of the subject are aware. The present attempt at a survey of the field does not profess to be complete - many names have been inadvertently omitted, others from the difficulty of obtaining the necessary particulars. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.