How do we decide who the most significant people in our history are? Whose story is worth telling? In this episode, I’m joined by Eoin Kinsella, managing editor of the Dictionary of Irish Biography, to explore how he and the team behind this remarkable resource tell the story of our island through biography. The DIB, a free to access to website has thousands of biographies on figures from Irish History.
From Henry McCullough, the only Irish musician at Woodstock, to Ann Lovett, whose tragic death forced a nation to confront uncomfortable truths, and Brendan Hughes, whose life mirrored the turbulence of the Troubles, this conversation delves into the complexities of who gets remembered—and why.
People mentioned in the episode.
Ann Lovett https://www.dib.ie/biography/lovett-ann-a10324
Eamon De Valera https://www.dib.ie/biography/de-valera-eamon-dev-a2472
Bang Bang https://www.dib.ie/biography/dudley-thomas-bang-bang-a2803
The Dice man https://www.dib.ie/biography/mcginty-thom-diceman-a5672
John Mitchel https://www.dib.ie/biography/mitchel-john-a5834
John Redmond https://www.dib.ie/biography/redmond-john-edward-a7602
Brendan Hughes https://www.dib.ie/biography/hughes-brendan-a9636
Dolours Price https://www.dib.ie/biography/price-dolours-a10048
Martin McGuinmess https://www.dib.ie/biography/mcguinness-james-martin-pacelli-a10375
Michael Collins https://www.dib.ie/biography/collins-michael-a1860
Daniel O’Connell https://www.dib.ie/biography/oconnell-daniel-a6555
Charles Stewart Parnell https://www.dib.ie/index.php/biography/parnell-charles-stewart-a7199
Francis Sheehy Skeffington https://www.dib.ie/biography/skeffington-francis-sheehy-a8105
Lady Mary Heath https://www.dib.ie/biography/heath-sophie-mary-lady-heath-nee-peirce-evans-other-married-name-eliott-lynn-a2963
Henry McCullough https://www.dib.ie/biography/mccullough-henry-campbell-liken-a10389
Eva Gore Booth https://www.dib.ie/biography/booth-eva-selina-gore-a0784
Do you have suggestion for entries. Contact the DIB at Dib@rai.ie
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