Richard Boyle Bernard

Richard Boyle Bernard (4 September 1787 – 2 March 1850) was an Irish writer as well as a Member of Parliament and later Dean of Leighlin. He represented Bandon Bridge in Parliament from 1812 to 1815, studied at St John's College, Cambridge, and was ordained in 1815.

For audiobook listeners, he is chiefly remembered for A Tour Through Some Parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium, During the Summer and Autumn of 1814. The book draws on his travels in continental Europe at a moment of major political change, giving modern readers a close-up view of places, customs, and impressions from the period.

He later served as Rector of Glenkeen and became Dean of Leighlin in 1822, holding that post until his death in 1850. A suitable verified portrait could not be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included.