Bernard O'Hara (born c. 1945) is an

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. O'Hara, a native of County Mayo,

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, is a historian and a former

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of the

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(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. O'Hara is a former president of the

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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," O'Hara wrote a concise biography of

Michael Davitt Michael Davitt (25 March 184630 May 1906) was an Irish republican activist for a variety of causes, especially Home Rule and land reform. Following an eviction when he was four years old, Davitt's family migrated to England. He began his caree ...

, first published in 2006 by Mayo County in association with the Michael Davitt Memorial Association. O'Hara has published a dozen books and numerous articles on

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. In a recent 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. In 2017 O'Hara published ''Exploring Mayo'', an illustrated book about the landscape, baronies, parishes, leisure and cultural attractions as well as the archaeological and historical heritage of County Mayo. O'Hara's specialist subjects include archeology, Irish place-names,

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, County Mayo,

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, Irish emigration, the

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and

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as well as the growth of modern

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 - * ''Michael Davitt Remembered'', 1984 - ASIN: B0006EGR34 * ''The Archaeological Heritage of Killasser, County Mayo'', 1991 - * ''Regional Technical College: The First 21 Years'', 1993 - * ''Davitt: Irish Patriot and Father of the Land League'', 2009 - * ''Entrepreneurship in Ireland'', 2011 - * ''Killasser: Heritage of a Mayo Parish'', 2012 - * ''Exploring Mayo'', 2017 -

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External links

* http://www.bernardohara.com * http://www.goodreads.com/Bernard_OHara * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohara, Bernard 20th-century Irish historians 21st-century Irish historians People from County Mayo Living people Year of birth missing (living people)