Liam O’Connell S.J.

Liam was born in Dublin in 1943, attended Crescent SJ Junior School and Belvedere. He joined the Jesuits in 1961. As a scholastic he worked at Mungret College SJ, in Limerick, and at Clongowes, and was ordained in 1973. Liam returned twice to Clongowes, as a Prefect from 1975 to 1977, and as Headmaster from 1997 to 1982. Liam also served as Headmaster at Crescent, and was Socius (Assistant/Companion) to the Irish Jesuit Provincial, Fr Tom Layden SJ, whom Liam knew as a student at CWC. Liam has been an avid Munster Rugby follower, and a Limerick Hurling supporter since 1954.

Portraits of Clongowes

A podcast series on alumni who went to Clongowes who share their recollections of those days now as adults.Series 4 has been sponsored by Eimear Hannon, of Hannon Travel and Liz O’Kane, Buying Agent of the Year 2024, and is out soon. Portraits is recorded and produced in South Podcast Studio in Dundrum. The series concept is devised and crated by Rossa McDermott OC’78.Broadcast Coordinator Lee Brennan & Conor EustaceEditor Peter Rice If you enjoy podcasts consider supporting the projecthttps://gofund.me/b2eafd2and/or want to be on the podcast E clongowes1978@gmail.com

• No. of episodes: 104
• Latest episode: 2024-12-16
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