The Keough Notre Dame Centre is situated in the house in which the famous early nineteenth century Irish Catholic political leader, Daniel O’Connell, lived most of his life. Called ‘The Liberator’, he was a leader in the battle for Catholic Emancipation and instrumental in the 1829 law which allowed Irish Catholics to sit in Parliament and hold high office.
O’Connell House is a late eighteenth century building
on Merrion Square, the most elegant Georgian square in central
Dublin. It is a four storey red brick building with fine, light-filled
rooms. Purchased by Notre Dame in 2002, it houses reception
rooms, offices, classrooms, a computer room, a library, a chapel
and two student apartments in the basement. The House is open
Monday to Friday, 10am – 5pm.