He was born in Dublin, where his family had moved from County Mayo.[1] He was librarian of the Royal Dublin Society for many years. He was editor of An Leabharlann, journal of the Library Association of Ireland.
Works
Thomas Prior, 1681-1751, Founder of the Royal Dublin Society (Dublin: RDS, 1951)
Arthur Dobbs, Esquire, 1689-1765: Surveyor-general of Ireland, Prospector and Governor of North Carolina (London: Bodley Head 1958)
The Ingenious Mr Edgeworth (London: Oldbourne 1965)
The Changing Face of Literature: A Discussion and Evaluation of Developments over the Past Fifty Years: Proceedings of the 38th International P.E.N. Congress (Dublin: PEN Center 1972)
The Life and Loves of Marie Louise O'Morphi (Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1979)
As editor
RDS: The Royal Dublin Society 1731-1981 (Dublin: Gill & Macmillan 1981)
Clarke, Desmond, ed. (1985). Ireland in Fiction: A Guide to Irish Novels, Tales, Romances and Folklore. Part II. Cork: Royal Carbery.[2]
desmond, clarke, writer, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, desmond, clarke, writer, news, newspapers, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Desmond Clarke writer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Desmond Clarke 1907 25 May 1979 was an Irish librarian writer and former president of the Library Association of Ireland Clarke was the biographer of various Irish figures including Arthur Dobbs Thomas Prior and Marie Louise O Murphy Desmond ClarkeBorn1907Dublin IrelandDied1979 aged 71 72 OccupationLiterary criticNationalityIrishGenreNon fiction Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 As editor 3 ReferencesLife EditHe was born in Dublin where his family had moved from County Mayo 1 He was librarian of the Royal Dublin Society for many years He was editor of An Leabharlann journal of the Library Association of Ireland Works EditThomas Prior 1681 1751 Founder of the Royal Dublin Society Dublin RDS 1951 Arthur Dobbs Esquire 1689 1765 Surveyor general of Ireland Prospector and Governor of North Carolina London Bodley Head 1958 The Ingenious Mr Edgeworth London Oldbourne 1965 The Changing Face of Literature A Discussion and Evaluation of Developments over the Past Fifty Years Proceedings of the 38th International P E N Congress Dublin PEN Center 1972 The Life and Loves of Marie Louise O Morphi Belfast Blackstaff Press 1979 As editor Edit RDS The Royal Dublin Society 1731 1981 Dublin Gill amp Macmillan 1981 Clarke Desmond ed 1985 Ireland in Fiction A Guide to Irish Novels Tales Romances and Folklore Part II Cork Royal Carbery 2 References Edit 1911 Census Pierce David Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century A Reader p 1329 This article about an Irish writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Desmond Clarke writer amp oldid 1104180139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
