Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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O'Brien, Morgan , Farmer, “Oak Bank,” Lochiel. Mr O'Brien was born in 1856 in county Kerry, Ireland, where he was educated and brought up to farming. He came to New Zealand by the ship “Waitangi,” in 1875, and was employed for six years at Otaio, near Timaru. Mr O'Brien removed to Southland on the 29th of June. 1899, and purchased a farm at South Hillend. Having effected numerous improvements on the farm, he sold out, and bought his present property, of 480 acres at Lochiel. While a resident at South Hillend, Mr O'Brien was for fourteen years a member of the school committee, and he is now a member of the South Forest Hill school committee. Mr O'Brien was married, in February, 1882, to a daughter of the late Mr Michael Corrigan, of King's County, Ireland, and has three sons and six daughters.