Background
Born in London in 1912 to Charles William O'Conor and Evelyn Lowry-Corry and grew up in Hertfordshire.
Born in London in 1912 to Charles William O'Conor and Evelyn Lowry-Corry and grew up in Hertfordshire.
He was educated at Downside School in Somerset,England, after this he went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and later served in India and was part of the retreat to Dunkirk but saw no further action as he was honorably discharged due to injuries to his face.
He used his position to promote an interest in Irish heritage from genealogy, local history to archaeology. He became President of the Dún Laoghaire Genealogical Society in 1991 and President of the Genealogical Society of Ireland in 1999. He was also Deputy Chairman of the Standing Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains.
A daughter, Gail, died aged thirteen.