Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien

Irish sailor

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1880

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1952

Profession: writer, architect, sailor, politician

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien (3 November 1880 – 18 April 1952) was an Irish aristocrat and intellectual.
His views were republican and nationalist.
He was also owner and captain of one of the first boats to sail under the tri-colour of the Irish Free State.
O'Brien was a grandson of the Fenian William Smith O'Brien, and learned Irish.
He was a ship builder and designer, and his notable boats include the Kelpie (used for gun running in 1914), the Saoirse (in which he circumnavigated the globe) and the A.
K.
Ilen (a Falkland Islands service ship, undergoing restoration).