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Family of nuns b. CLA, residing India 1914
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:18 am
by smcarberry
I have not verified this report.
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Re: Family of nuns b. CLA, residing India 1914
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:07 pm
by Sduddy
Hi Sharon
Yes, those nuns are from the Murphy family in Newmarket-on-Fergus. I mentioned them in the thread started by Jimbo, entitled “McInerney 1898 postcard from Killawinna to Belgium”:
http://www.ourlibrary.ca/phpbb2/viewtop ... f=1&t=7101:
The story of the Cunneens reminded me of an article in The Other Clare, Vol 19, (1995), “My Mother taught me how to pray: The Nine Murphys of Newmarket-on-Fergus”, by Caitriona Clear (who went on to write Social change and everyday life in Ireland, 1850-1922 (2007)). The article begins with Teresa Murphy - Mother Xavier of the Presentation Order in India, whose career shows great “business acumen and administrative flair and a willingness to take risks”. She was born 1866, the fifth of thirteen children (twelve girls and one boy)
Sheila
Re: Family of nuns b. CLA, residing India 1914
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:00 am
by smcarberry
Ah, yes, Sheila, very good to learn that there were more children than the 9 nuns, but what a great way for a Clare family to generate positive-type news. No surprise that this family had not escaped your prior attention.