A day of lectures
marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
20th May 2017
Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford
Programme
Registration opens: 10.00
10:30 – 10.:45 Welcome
Dean Maria Jansson / Dr Jeffrey Cox
Panel 1: 10:45 – 12:45
Professor Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin, University College Dublin
Religious change in the “Celtic” world, 1530-1650
Dr Áine Hensey, Irish Association of Professional Historians
Diverging paths: the parish clergy of Waterford and Lismore in the aftermath of the Reformation
Professor John McCafferty, Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Institute, University College Dublin
From Urbs Intacta to Caput Mundi: Luke Wadding of Waterford’s reformations
12:45 – 13:40 Lunch
Panel 2: 13:40 -15:10
Professor Marc Caball. University College Dublin
Print, religion, and culture in seventeenth-century Ireland: the case of William Bedell ( 1571-1642), bishop of Kilmore
Dr Ivar McGrath, University College Dublin
The Penal Laws: Origins, purpose, enforcement, and legacy
Tea / Coffee 15:10—15:40
Panel 3: 15:40—17:10
Professor Salvador Ryan, Pontifical University St. Patrick’s College Maynooth
Perceptions of Protestants and the construction of Irish Catholicism in the post-Reformation period
Professor Alan Ford, University of Nottingham
From antichrist to ecumenism: Irish Protestant attitudes to Catholics, 1600-2000
Closing Remarks: 17:10—18:00
This conference is curated by Dr. Jeffrey Cox, University College Dublin
and funded by The Priorities Fund of the Church of Ireland
Booking
Entrance fee may be paid at Registration
(Light lunch included )
Conference: €50
Concessions: Social Welfare / Student Card / Member of an Historical Society / Early Booking and Payment: €30
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