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.
P. M. C. Kermode Philip Moore Callow Kermode (21 March 1855 in Ramsey, Isle of Man – 1932), was a Manx antiquarian and historian. In 1922 he became the first director of the newly established Manx Museum. He was the son of Rev. William Kermode (1815–1890) and his second wife Jane née Bishop (1818–1858) and brother of Josephine Kermode, a Manx poet who wrote under the "nom de plume" "Cushag". He was noted for his seriousness and work on inscriptions on Manx crosses. He wrote several books on Manx history and issues.