Editing Patrick O'Brian (section)

==Death==
He continued to work on his naval novels until his death and spent the winter of 1998–1999 at [[Trinity College Dublin]]. He died there on 2 January 2000. His body was returned to [[Collioure]], where he is buried next to his wife.<ref name=IrishTimes /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collioure.com.au/obrian1.htm |title=Patrick and Mary O'Brian's grave in Collioure |work=Collioure.com.au |access-date=26 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014104145/http://www.collioure.com.au/obrian1.htm |archive-date=14 October 2009}}</ref>

The "Amis de Patrick O'Brian" association, (friends of Patrick O'Brian), which is located in Collioure, was bequeathed O'Brian's desk and various of his writing artefacts and research materials.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://anglophone-direct.com/sos-hms-surprise-patrick-obrian/ |title=SOS HMS Surprise. Patrick O'Brian Needs You! |date=24 April 2017 |work=P-O Life}}</ref>