Eduardo O'Brien is a town in

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, Argentina, about west of Buenos Aires, which was officially founded on 21 March 1909 on land provided by Eduardo O'Brien (1836–1912), who was born in

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, Ireland and emigrated to Brazil at the age of fourteen with his parents Patrick (1802–1892) and Frances (1802–1890).Irish Place Names and Landmarks in Argentina
/ref> When in 1907 a railway was built across his estate, O'Brien donated land for the construction of a railway station. The station carried his name, later, in the year 1935, it was changed to General O'Brien.

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Populated places in Buenos Aires Province {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub