The Napoleon Society of Ireland is delighted to announce the bequest of a collection of books and artifacts from the archives of Dr. Hubert O’Connor, author of the hugely successful “The Emperor and The Irishman” the story of Napoleon and his Irish Doctor Barry O’Meara who was charged will looking after the Emperor in his banishment on St. Helena.

Dr. O’Connor sadly died last year and his family have offered the bequest to the Napoleon Society of Ireland so that their father’s work will benefit those who wish to study and write about Napoleon and his links to Ireland.

Details of where the collection is to be housed will be announced in the near future.