# Event Details - **Event Name**: O’CONNELL AND HIS LEGACY - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us to celebrate the life and enduring impact of O'Connell and his legacy at our upcoming event!About this EventO’CONNELL AND HIS LEGACYCatholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual ConferenceJoin us for the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland’s 2025 annual conference, marking the 250th anniversary of Daniel O’Connell’s birth. This one-day event brings together leading historians and scholars to reflect on the life, career, and enduring significance of ‘The Liberator’.The programme explores O’Connell’s legacy from multiple perspectives – political, cultural, religious, and social. Topics include Catholic Emancipation, O’Connell’s representation in portraiture, the architecture of Catholic Dublin, Irish engagements with abolitionism, and how O’Connell’s life has been remembered into the twentieth century and beyond. The conference concludes with reflections on O’Connell’s continuing relevance today.Date & Time: Saturday, 22 November 2025, 10am - 4pmVenue: Seamus Heaney Lecture Theatre (G114), St Patrick’s Campus, Dublin City University, Drumcondra, Dublin 9Speakers include:Prof. Patrick Geoghegan (Trinity College Dublin)Dr Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman (University of Limerick)Ben Casey (Maynooth University)Dr Fionnghuala Sweeney (Newcastle University)Dr Daniel Carey (Dublin City University)Maria Watson (The Bar of Ireland Liberator Scholar)Advance registration is essential via Eventbrite. Registration fee (payable on the day - cash payment, exact amount preferable): €30 waged / €25 unwaged (includes light lunch).We look forward to welcoming you to the conference.Enquiries: ProgrammeRegistration from 10am10.30am The Liberator’s legacy: questions and challenges around the life of Daniel O’ConnellPatrick Geoghegan (Trinity College Dublin)11.20am “I went to catch part of a Mass this morning at the new chapel – church Ishould say – in Westland Row”: towards an architectural history of Daniel O’ConnellDr. Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman (University of Limerick)12.10pm A reluctant sitter? Daniel O'Connell and the power of portraiture, 1810-47Ben Casey (Maynooth University)12.45pm Lunch1.30pm Black abolitionists and the moral imperative of emancipation in Irish antislaveryDr Fionnghuala Sweeney (Newcastle University)2.20pm O’Connell in the twentieth century: The Standard on the man and his legacyDr Daniel Carey (Dublin City University)3.10pm The current day relevance of Daniel O’Connell’s life and legacy and lessonsfor the futureMaria Watson (The Bar of Ireland Liberator Scholar)4.00pm Concluding remarks - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dublin-9/oconnell-and-his-legacy/100001638229772349 - **Event Categories**: business, conferences, art, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: EUR ## Event venue details - **city**: Dublin 9 - **state**: DN - **country**: Ireland - **location**: Seamus Heaney Theatre (G114), St. Patrick's Campus, DCU - **lat**: 53.3729521 - **long**: -6.25231 - **full address**: Seamus Heaney Theatre (G114), St. Patrick's Campus, DCU, Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin 9, Ireland ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: O’CONNELL AND HIS LEGACY - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/953a3a1f5b7dd857edb1ba1de83d4e5b044c57cb6f043b59764e76146afdf550-rimg-w1200-h1698-dc42352a-gmir.jpg?v=1761905237 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is O CONNELL AND HIS LEGACY being held? - **A:** O CONNELL AND HIS LEGACY takes place on Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm at Seamus Heaney Theatre (G114), St. Patrick's Campus, DCU, Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin 9, Ireland. - **Q**: Who is organizing O CONNELL AND HIS LEGACY? - **A:** O CONNELL AND HIS LEGACY is organized by Catholic Historical Society of Ireland. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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