Abstract
In this article, the author wishes to outline some of the key ideas employed in the writings of Conor Cruise O’Brien, perhaps the preeminent intellectual of post-war Ireland. Rather than look at the broad range of his career, she investigates several influences upon O’Brien arising from his connections with France. In particular she attempts to scope out the strong French links into which he was born, while also looking at two key influences upon his mind : Camus and Michelet. Both left a strong impression on the manner O’Brien approached his task as public intellectual in Ireland in the 1960s up to his death in December 2008.
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