After 135 years in Clogheen, the Sisters of Mercy are to leave the village, in a move that has saddened the community of Clogheen and even further afield.
Sister Elsie Walsh and Sr Áine Power are to move to Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, and Callan in Co Kilkenny, respectively.
Sr Elsie was a teacher in Ballyporeen for many years, before working as an SNA in Ballygiblin school when she returned to Ireland from a spell in Wales.
Sr Áine, as matron of St Theresa’s Hospital in Clogheen, was a ‘stalwart’ in the community, and the news of their imminent departure was met with sadness, but equally an outpouring of thanks for their contribution to the people.
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