The Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability. Dublin: Gill, 1906. First Edition. Pp xvii, 333. Ex library copy with stamps in a library cloth binding, otherwise in very good condition.

A documented account of the remarkable extent of Ireland’s contribution to literature, art, music, science, military service, etc.

David James O’Donoghue is best remembered for his biographical dictionary ‘The poets of Ireland’ (1892-3), one of the most comprehensive compilations of Irish biographical research of its time.