What was the man whom Dr. Diarmuid Whelan wrote his doctoral thesis on?
Diarmuid Whelan Dr. Diarmuid Whelan (11 August 1971 – 1 June 2010) was an Irish academic in the history department of UCC. Born in Cork, he studied at Christian Brothers College, Cork and UCC. He wrote his doctoral thesis on Conor Cruise O'Brien.
Diarmaid Ferriter Diarmaid Ferriter (born in 1973) is an Irish historian, and university lecturer. He has written several books on the subject of Irish history. Ferriter attended St. Benildus College in Kilmacud in Dublin.