The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland

Nano 300 Conference

Saturday, 29 September 2018

To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Sisters, the Catholic Historical Society of Ireland hosts this conference which examines Nagle’s life and legacy in the context of Cork and Ireland during the era of the Penal Laws, and focuses on her pioneering contribution to female religious life and education, her spirituality, her business acumen and ambitious building plan.

Speakers

Prof David Dickson (Trinity College Dublin)

Prof James Kelly (Dublin City University)

Prof Dáire Keogh (Dublin City University)

Dr Gillian O’Brien (Liverpool John Moores University)

Sr Anne O’Leary (Presentation Order)

Prof Deirdre Raftery (University College Dublin)

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Registration Fee: €10 (cash only, payable at Registration Desk on the day of the conference; lunch not included in Registration fee)

Programme

9.30am Registration

10.00am The hidden citizens: Nano Nagle’s Cork Professor David Dickson (Trinity College Dublin)

10.30am ‘I kept my design a profound secret’: the nature and impact of the educational provisions of the Penal LawsProfessor James Kelly (Dublin City University)

11.15am Tea/Coffee

11.30am ‘Like a pillar of fire’: Nano Nagle and the end of Ireland’s Penal winterProfessor Dáire Keogh (Dublin City University)

12.00 Noon Laying foundations: Nano Nagle – builder and businesswomanDr Gillian O’Brien (Liverpool John Moores University)

12.45 - 2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm ‘From social privilege to social practice’ – Nano Nagle and the mysticism of resistanceSr Anne O’Leary (Presentation Leadership Team)

2.30pm Nano’s daughters: Presentation Sisters, religious life and female education, 1800-1900Professor Deirdre Raftery (University College Dublin)

3.30pm Plenary Roundtable

4.00pm Conclusion, Tea/Coffee

Further information: Professor Marian LyonsMaynooth University, Conference SecretaryCatholic Historical Society of Ireland E: marian.lyons@mu.ie

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