Annual Conference of the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland

53^rd Annual Conference

Trinity College Dublin

Friday 4^th and Saturday 5^th December 2026

Proposals for papers, or panels of papers, are invited for the annual conference of the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland, which will be held at Trinity College Dublin on Friday 4^th and Saturday 5^th December 2026.

Proposals relating to all aspects of Irish economic and social history, from medieval to modern to contemporary history, will be considered.

Proposals from doctoral and early career researchers are particularly welcome, and we are pleased to announce that the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland will once more be awarding a ‘New Researchers Prize’ for the best paper presented to the annual conference by a graduate student.  Details of previous winners can be found on the ESHSI website and presenters wishing to be considered for the prize should indicate this clearly when submitting a proposal.

Abstracts of papers and proposals for panels should be sent to Professor Anne Dolan (adolan@tcd.ie) by Friday 23^rd October 2026.  Please include ESHSI Conference 2026 in the subject line of your email.  Abstracts should be between 250 and 300 words and include a title and speaker bio.  Panel proposals should include a title, contact details for all speakers and abstracts for all papers to be included in the session.

Further details about this conference will be announced on the ESHSI website: https://www.eshsi.org/