D.R. O’Connor Lysaght

Daniel Rayner O'Connor Lysaght, informally known as Rayner, (30 January 1941 – 2 July 2021) was a Welsh-born Irish revolutionary Marxist, a historian and an author.

Born in Llanishen in 1941, a descendant of Feargus O'Connor, Lysaght spent his adult life in Dublin after studying at Trinity College.

He co-founded the Revolutionary Marxist Group and co-lead the Red Mole journal.

He died in Dublin in 2022.

Early life and education Lysaght was born in Llanishen, on January 30, 1941

He was a descendant of Feargus O'Connor the radical Irish chartist.

Lysaght studied at Trinity College Dublin where he developed a reputation as a left-wing activist. a Trotskyist,

He lived on Clanawley Road in Killester, Dublin.

Selected publications

Books The Republic of Ireland (1971) The Republic of Ireland: an hypothesis in eight chapters and two intermissions (1970)

Death Lysaght died on the 2 July 2022 in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin His funeral was held at the Glasnevin Crematorium, with small numbers in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.