Friday 30 June 1837
Death of novice M Aloysius Thorpe at Baggot St
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July 27, 1985

Union of Sisters of Mercy of Diocese of Waterford/Lismore - MJ Sheehy

July 28, 2020

First Mercy Global Presence Regional Gatherings were held 28-30 July 2020

July 28, 1981

Swanbourne Road Convent, Sheffield founded - Sr Pauline O'Leary

July 28, 1893

Foundation to Sandy Point, West Newfoundland from Providence, Rhode Island - M Antonio Egan

July 30, 1916

Death of M Patricia Waldron, Foundress of Merion community

July 31, 1851

Death of Sr Bernard Garden - Foundress of Pontypool, Elgin and Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire.

July 31, 1922

The combined convent, boarding school and Notre Dame Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa were destroyed by fire originating from a neighboring house

August 01, 1873

St Philomena's School opened in Te Aro, Wellington

August 01, 1836

First reception at Tullamore - M Catherine Locke, M Clare Delamere

August 02, 1945

Death of M Cecilia Cunningham, Adelaide, South Australia

August 04, 1873

Foundation to Rockhampton from Brisbane - M Vincent Whitty/M de Sales Gorry

August 05, 1866

St Mary's Chapel opens on St Mary's Convent site in Ponsonby Auckland.

August 05, 1895

Death of M Bernard Dickson, Crimean nurse, Foundress of Wellington

August 05, 1894

Foundation to Sandgate from Brisbane, Queensland - M Borgia Byrne

August 05, 1883

Death of M de Sale Vigne, Foundress of Dundalk, 1847 from Baggot St

August 05, 1865

Foundation to Bangor, Maine from New Hampshire - M Gonzaga O'Brien

August 06, 1898

Death of M Baptist Russell, Foundress of San Francisco from Kinsale, Co Cork

August 06, 1890

Death of M Rose Lynch, (Baggot St./ Birr/ Newfoundland/ Dundalk/ Geelong Australia/ Baggot St.)

August 06, 1883

Foundation to Ballybunion from Tralee

August 06, 1887

Foundation to Council Bluffs, Iowa from Minneapolis - M Vincent McDermott

August 07, 1955

Swadlincote Convent opened as abranch house of Bridge Gate, Derby

August 08, 1849

Mother Cecilia Maher and her seven companions left St Leo’s Convent in Carlow, Ireland on 8 August 1849 in the early morning before the rest of the community were awake.

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August 08, 1892

House opened at Wynnum, Queensland - M Wilfred Trotman

August 08, 1892

Opening of Mercy Hospital, Clinton