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Dr. Michael M. O'Connor

Lawyer-Independent Researcher-Author

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Dr. Michael M. O'Connor

Dr. Michael M. O'Connor is a lawyer, independent researcher, and author. He holds First Class Honours Degrees in Law from Trinity College Dublin and Cambridge University, He also has a Doctorate in Philosophy (Law) from Trinity College Dublin. He has practised as a lawyer for almost thirty years in Ireland and internationally, including several years in the Middle East. His research interests include social history, crime & punishment, women & the law, 18th & 19th-century public institutions, and slavery.

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Anatomy of A County Gaol

1 September 2020

Anatomy of A County Gaol is the First Part of Dr. Michael M. O'Connor's study of the History of Imprisonment, Capital Punishment & Transportation in County Mayo in the West of Ireland in the period 1585-1919. 

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Caribbean Slave Owners & Other Lesser-Known Histories from County Mayo

2 October 2021

A collection of 20 Histories exploring themes of Colonialism, Slavery, Religious Persecution, Famine & Pandemic

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Criminal Conversation with My Wife

Spring 2022

Criminal Conversation with My Wife is a collection of essays set in pre-independence County Mayo in the West of Ireland. Themes explored include the legal status and rights of women; the emergence of a free press; community acceptance of policing; abuses in public institutions; famine; religious conflict; and connections with the outside world including trade, emigration, military conflict, and the slave plantations of the Caribbean. 

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Famine & Rebellion

Winter 2022

Famine & Rebellion is the second and final part of Dr. Michael M. O'Connor's study of the History of Imprisonment, Capital Punishment & Transportation in County Mayo in the period 1585-1919. 

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Emily Dickinson

'A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day'

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Get in touch to discover more about his writing and research and upcoming publications.

The Morrigan, Carrowkeel, Murrisk, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland

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