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Thursday 22 August 1872
Yorkshire Street Convent, Burnley founded from Commercial Rd, London - Sr Angela Gilsenan.
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Foundation to Rosscarbery from Skibbereen, Co Cork - M de Sales Dooner
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Foundation to Middletown, Connecticut from Ennis - M Agnes Healy
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Death of Sr Mairead Burke of Muhoroni Mission, Kenya from malaria.
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Building of St Mary's Convent Ponsonby, Motherhouse of the Sisters of Mercy Auckland is completed. Sisters still live and minister on the site.
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Sisters from Tralee began work in Fever Hospital, Listowel, Co Kerry
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Foundation to Loretto, Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh - M Catherine Wynne
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Death at Baggot St of first non-Irish Sister - M Gertrude Jones from Wales
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Foundation to Brisbane, Australia from Baggot St – M Vincent Whitty
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Final profession of first Irish Sisters
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Foundation to Brisbane, Queensland from Baggot St - M Vincent Whitty
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Opening of Meteor Park Orphanage, Rockhampton, Queensland
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Foundation to Tiffin (Toledo), Ohio from Cincinnati
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Death of M Berchmans Deane, Foundress of West Perth, Western Australia
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Foundation to Hartford, Connecticut from Providence, Rhode Island - M Frances Warde
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Foundation to Goodna, Queensland from Brisbane - M Scholastica McNamee
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Foundation to New Haven, Connecticut From Rhode Island - M Camillus Byrn (Catherine's god-child)
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Foundation to Mt Gambier from Adelaide - M Baptist McDonnell
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Death of Mother Angela Gilsenan, Foundress of Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Marble altar at Baggot St consecrated by Bishop Quinn, Bathurst (Australia)
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Death of Fr Armstrong, Catherine's friend and adviser
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Foundation to Cahir, Co Tipperary from Cappoquin, Co Waterford - M Teresa Phelan
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Fanny Gibson entered Baggot St, Dublin for Liverpool.
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Mother Clare Moore returned ill to Bermondsey from Crimean War.