Bernard O'Hara
Bernard O'Hara is an Irish historian, born c. 1945.
O'Hara, a native of County Mayo, Ireland, is a historian and a former registrar of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). One of the original members of staff when the GMIT opened in September 1972, Mr. O'Hara started his academic career as a lecturer in business studies, later serving for 19 years as the Head of the School of Business and Humanities. He was then promoted to Registrar of the college, where he served for 11 years until September 2010.[1]
O'Hara is a former president of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society and was a director of the Galway Chamber of Commerce and Industry for over a decade. Known as "one of Ireland's foremost scholars on Davitt,"[2] O'Hara wrote a concise biography of Michael Davitt, first published in 2006 by Mayo County in association with the Michael Davitt Memorial Association.[3] O'Hara has published a dozen books and numerous articles on Irish history. In his latest publication, Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish, he provides an overview of Irish history with a focus on the ordinary lives of those living in the rural parish. Topics covered also include archeology, Irish place-names, education, farming, Irish emigration, the Catholic Church, rural history, customs and folklore, sport and Irish genealogy as well as the growth of modern Ireland.
Select bibliography
- Killasser: A History, 1981 - OCLC No.: 10823631
- Touring Mayo: A Guide to County Mayo, Ireland, 1994 - OCLC No. 244642471
- The Evolution of Irish Industrial Relations Law and Practice, 1981 - ASIN: B0006EAHKI
- Mayo:Aspects of its Heritage, 1982 - ISBN 0-9508233-0-9
- Michael Davitt Remembered, 1984 - ASIN: B0006EGR34
- The Archaeological Heritage of Killasser, County Mayo, 1991 - ISBN 0-9517270-1-X
- Regional Technical College: The First 21 Years, 1993 - ISBN 0-9517270-2-8
- Davitt: Irish Patriot and Father of the Land League, 2009 - ISBN 0-9801660-1-2
- Entrepreneurship in Ireland, 2011 - ISBN 978-0-7171-4976-6
- Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish, 2012 - ISBN 978-0985075316
References
- ↑ "GMIT Registrar Mr Bernard O'Hara Retires". Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ↑ "Book Review: Davitt". The Western People Newspaper. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ↑ King, Carla (12 August 2006). "Remembering a forgotten hero". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
External links
- http://www.bernardohara.com
- http://www.goodreads.com/Bernard_OHara
- Bernard O'Hara (2010-11-27). "Evolution of Irish Higher Education with particular reference to the Institute of Technology Sector" (Text). Lecture Abstract. Retrieved 2010-12-16.