Life
1822-1915; b. Co. Limerick; taught in Templeglantine, Co. Limerick, 1852-1877; moved to London, working as a clerk; briefly worked as correspondent in Paris;issued English-Irish Dictionary (1904; enl. edn. 1922 [var. 1921]),
published chiefly at his own expense, with donations from Irish bishops and a small grant from the British Govt.; d. Tournafulla, Co. Limerick. DIB DIH
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References
De Burca Books (Cat. 1997) lists Lane’s English-Irish Dictionary/Foclóir Bearla-Gaedhilge. Dublin, Sealy, 1904. Pages, xxiii, 581 in double col., 11 of subscribers.
Hyland Books (Cat. 235) lists English-Irish Dictionary [1st edn.] (1904); Larger English-Irish Dictionary, thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged (1921), xiv, 1748pp.
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