Branching Out - Sr Bride Given, Early Foundations of the Kerry Convents
The Nano Nagle Place Podcast
We’re delighted to launch Nano Nagle Place’s latest temporary exhibition, Branching Out – Presentation Convents 1775 – 1828. This year’s exhibition explores the spread of the Presentation Sisters across Ireland in the period before Catholic Emancipation. This interview explores the early foundations of the Presentation Convents in Kerry with Sr Bride Given, who was interviewed by Dr Danielle O'Donovan. You can view our latest exhibition in Nano Nagle Place or online at thnaks to the support of the Heritage Council of Ireland.
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Branching Out - Clonmel Convent Community
The Nano Nagle Place Podcast
We’re delighted to launch Nano Nagle Place’s latest temporary exhibition, Branching Out – Presentation Convents 1775 – 1828. This year’s exhibition explores the spread of the Presentation Sisters across Ireland in the period before Catholic Emancipation. This interview explores the Presentation Convent in Clonmel with the Clonmel Convent Community who were interviewed by Dr Danielle O'Donovan. You can view our latest exhibition in Nano Nagle Place or online at thnaks to the support of the Heritage Council of Ireland.
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Branching Out - Sr Imelda Wickham, Wexford Convent
The Nano Nagle Place Podcast
We’re delighted to launch Nano Nagle Place’s latest temporary exhibition, Branching Out – Presentation Convents 1775 – 1828. This year’s exhibition explores the spread of the Presentation Sisters across Ireland in the period before Catholic Emancipation. This interview explores the Presentation Convent in Wexford with Sr Imelda Wickham, interviewed by Dr Danielle O'Donovan. You can view our latest exhibition in Nano Nagle Place or online at thnaks to the support of the Heritage Council of Ireland.
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Branching Out - Sr Mary McDermott, Rahan Convent
The Nano Nagle Place Podcast
We’re delighted to launch Nano Nagle Place’s latest temporary exhibition, Branching Out – Presentation Convents 1775 – 1828. This year’s exhibition explores the spread of the Presentation Sisters across Ireland in the period before Catholic Emancipation. This interview explores the Presentation Convent in Rahan with Sr Mary McDermott, interviewed by Dr Danielle O'Donovan. You can view our latest exhibition in Nano Nagle Place or online at thnaks to the support of the Heritage Council of Ireland.
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Branching Out - Sr Marie Therese King, George's Hill
The Nano Nagle Place Podcast
We’re delighted to launch Nano Nagle Place’s latest temporary exhibition, Branching Out – Presentation Convents 1775 – 1828. This year’s exhibition explores the spread of the Presentation Sisters across Ireland in the period before Catholic Emancipation. This interview explores the Presentation Convent in George's Hill with Sr Marie Therese King, interviewd by Dr Danielle O'Donovan. You can view our latest exhibition in Nano Nagle Place or online at thnaks to the support of the Heritage Council of Ireland.
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Branching Out - Sr Evelyn Russell, Thurles Convent
The Nano Nagle Place Podcast
We’re delighted to launch Nano Nagle Place’s latest temporary exhibition, Branching Out – Presentation Convents 1775 – 1828. This year’s exhibition explores the spread of the Presentation Sisters across Ireland in the period before Catholic Emancipation. This interview explores the Presentation Convent in Thurles with Sr Evelyn Russell, interviewd by Dr Danielle O'Donovan. You can view our latest exhibition in Nano Nagle Place or online at thnaks to the support of the Heritage Council of Ireland.
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Sr Annunciata Forde - The Story of Mitchelstown Presentation Convent
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On this episode of the Nano Nagle Place podcast we chat with Sr.Annunciata Forde who joined the Presentation Order when she came through the doors of Mitchelstown Convent in October 1959. Sr. Annunciata tells us the fascinating story of the convent which opened in 1853 and closed its doors in December 2002. She also talks her own life and teaching career, which brought her to Mitchelstown, Midleton and Zimbabwe, a country in huge poverty and political strife. Enjoy the show For more information about Nano Nagle Place:
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Sr.Mary John Staunton - The privilege of working with the children at St.Pauls School
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In this special episode we chat with Sister Mary John Staunton, a pupil of South Pres who entered the order there in 1959 and subsequently went on to spend 35 years at St. Pauls School. She chats about the early days in school and how her role model, Sister Agnes used to go out of her way to look after the very poor children. She also talks about the founding of Saint Pauls school, which looked after children with severe learning difficulties and the very special privilege that it was to look after them. Enjoy the show For more information about Nano Nagle Place:
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Three brave women and the story of Crosshaven Presentation Convent
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In this special episode of the Nano Nagle podcast, we sat down with Sr. Margaret Coleman, who chats about her 47 years at the Presentation Convent Crosshaven, Co. Cork. As well as her own personal story she talks about the three brave sisters who went to Crosshaven to start a school in 1876, the love story that assisted them, and the many changes until the convent closed its doors on the 30th September, 2015. She began as a boarding student in 1962 and joined the Presentation Order herself in Crosshaven immediately after, both teaching and looking after the boarding students at the...
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“Bloom where you are planted” says Sr.Lillian Kaar of Queen of Heaven Convent in Farranree
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“Bloom where you are planted” is the moto that Sr.Lillian Kaar lives her life by, and her story certainly lives up to this! We sat down to chat with her at the Regina Coeli, Queen of Heaven Convent in Farranree in Cork city. She told the story of her Estonian father Joe Kaar, who found himself taking refuge in Cork and she chatted about entering the order in South Pres, teaching in Bandon and then spending six wonderful years in Peru. Her Peru experience was the foundation stone for her community work in Farranree, setting up a family resource centre in a location where there was huge...
info_outlineIn this episode we chat with a fantastic retired couple, Bernard and Joyce Bosonnet who are volunteers at Nano Nagle Place.
From knowing very little about Nano Nagle, they are now totally immersed and are huge ambassadors for her and her incredible story, doing meet and greet and taking visitors on guided tours.
Like so many others involved with Nano Nagle Place they know there is something very special going on, and they say the place "actually gives so much to them"
Enjoy the show!
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