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Patrick is one of Ireland’s brightest young historians. Enthusiastic and energetic, he is known for his engaging, witty and accessible approach to history. A lecturer in the Department of History in Trinity College Dublin, he won the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009. A prolific historian, he is the author of books on the Irish Act of Union, Robert Emmet and, most recently, Daniel O’Connell.