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O'Brien, John

John O’Brien is a native of Mitchelstown, County Cork and attended the Christian Brothers School in the town. He is a graduate of the University of Limerick where he received his BA in History, Politics, Sociology and Social Studies and his MA in History. He has also studied abroad at the University of Malta. He has previously conducted research into the popular perception of the ‘British presence’ in Ireland. His other research interests include the Troubles in Northern Ireland, international history of the twentieth century, Irish social and political history, local history, imperialism and decolonisation, Maltese/Mediterranean history and Russian history