Nenagh Parish · Co. Tipperary
Convent of Mercy Memorial
The burial ground attached to the Convent of Mercy, the resting place of the Sisters of Mercy who served Nenagh.
- Established
- 19th c.
- Townland
- Memorials online
- 47
History
About this graveyard
Attached to the Convent of Mercy in Nenagh is the burial ground of the Sisters of Mercy, who served the town through teaching, nursing and works of charity from the nineteenth century onward. Each sister is recorded here by her religious name and date of death, as set down in the Ormond Historical Society's survey.
Map of the grounds
Where the stones lie
44 of 47 transcribed memorials located so far. Positions are taken from headstone photographs and added as the survey continues — select a pin to read its inscription.
The Memorials
Recorded inscriptions
All 47 recorded memorials from this ground are transcribed here. Select one to read its full inscription.
47 memorials
No. 1Sister M. Alphonsus Bourke
1918 – 2014 · 2 others remembered
Sr. M. Alphonsus Bourke, 19th May 1918. Sr. M. Joseph Tumpane, 28th February 1949. Sr. Ambrose Kennedy, 25th June 2014. Rest In Peace.
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No. 2Sister M. Laurentia Byrne
1984
Sr. M. Laurentia Byrne, 5th November 1984. Rest In Peace.
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No. 3Sister M. Lelia Carew
1937
Sr M. Lelia, died March 27, 1937.
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No. 4Sister M. Gertrude Cleary
1928 – 2019 · 2 others remembered
Sr. M. Gertrude Cleary, 18th August 1928. Sr. M. Veronica Gohery, 18th November 1960. Sr. Raphael Keogh, 28th February 2019. Rest In Peace.
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No. 5Sister M. Magdalen Cole
1935 – 2017 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Magdalen Cole, 2nd June 1935. Sr. Breda Quigley, 14th May 2017. Rest In Peace.
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No. 6Sister M. Gertrude Conway
1988 – 2023 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Gertrude Conway, 24th October 1988. Sr. Lelia Walsh, 6th February 2023. Rest In Peace.
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No. 10Sister M. Alphonsus Daly
1988
Sr. M. Alphonsus Daly, 1st January 1988. Rest In Peace.
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No. 12Sister M. Ignatius Fisher
1940 – 1976 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Ignatius Fisher, 19th November 1940. Sr. M. Agnes Harty, 10th March 1976. Rest In Peace.
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No. 14Sister M. Francis Gleeson
1922 – 1956 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Francis Gleeson, 17th September 1922. Sr. M. Teresa McDonagh, 1st March 1956. Rest In Peace.
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No. 16Sister M. Bernadette Grey
1987 – 2020 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Bernadette Grey, 19th May 1987. Sr. Cecelia Guinane, 20th May 2020. Rest In Peace.
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No. 17Mary Guinane
1926 – 2014 · 2 others remembered
Mary Guinane, 3rd January 1926. Sr. M. Brendan Ryan, 22nd March 1964. Sr. Nora Ryan, 31st December 2014. Rest In Peace.
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No. 19Sister M. Margaret Alacoque Kinnane
1928 – 1959 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Margaret Alacoque Kinnane, 2nd July 1928. Sr. M. Celestine O'Connor, 1st April 1959. Rest In Peace.
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No. 20Sister M. Paul Leahy
1983 – 2014 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Paul Leahy, 11th February 1983. Sr. Goretti McGrath, 23rd May 2014. Rest In Peace.
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Sister M. Philomena Lynch
1985 – 2019 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Philomena Lynch, 8th November 1985. Sr. Florence Mahon, 18th October 2019. Rest In Peace.
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No. 22Sister M. Enda McDonagh
1980
Sr. M. Enda McDonagh, 13th April 1980. Rest In Peace.
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No. 23Sister M. Camillus McInerney
1976
Sr M. Camillus, died 12 Nov. 1976.
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No. 24Sister M. Xavier Mackey
1922 – 2008 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Xavier Mackey, 15th June 1922. Sr. Mary Raleigh, 11th June 2008. Rest In Peace.
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No. 25Sister M. Philomena Maher
1921 – 1969 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Philomena Maher, 5th November 1921. Sr. M. Elizabeth Maxwell, 13th November 1969. Rest In Peace.
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No. 26Sister M. Sacred Heart Maher
1936 – 2013 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Sacred Heart Maher, 31st October 1936. Sr. Gertrude Williams, 16th January 2013. Rest In Peace.
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No. 27Sister M. Brendan Mannion
1925 – 1971 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Brendan Mannion, 24th May 1925. Sr. M. Ita Cox, 17th February 1971. Rest In Peace.
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No. 30Sister M. Augustine Nugent
1920 – 2017 · 2 others remembered
Sr. M. Augustine Nugent, 9th March 1920. Sr. M. Aidan Fogarty, 3rd March 1955. Sr. Sheila Treacy, 20th October 2017. Rest In Peace.
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No. 32Sister M. Patrick O'Dea
1938 – 2011 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Patrick O'Dea, 2nd February 1938. Sr. Sheila Cuddy, 18th November 2011. Rest In Peace.
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No. 33Sister M. Madeleine O'Donoghue
1973 – 2010 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Madeleine O'Donoghue, 13th September 1973. Sr. Eileen O'Driscoll, 13th January 2010. Rest In Peace.
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No. 34Sister M. Raphael O'Dwyer
1923 – 1932 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Raphael O'Dwyer, 15th April 1923. Sr. M. Gertrude Mitchell, 6th April 1932. Rest In Peace.
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No. 35Sister M. Gabriel O'Dwyer
1973
Sr M. Gabriel, died July 31, 1973.
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No. 36Sister M. Rose O'Meara
1917 – 2008 · 2 others remembered
Sr. M. Rose O'Meara, 30th July 1917. Sr. M. Antonia Sweeney, 1st January 1953. Sr. Anne Marie McGarry, 22nd January 2008. Rest In Peace.
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No. 37Sister M. Catherine O'Meara
1978 – 2013 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Catherine O'Meara, 13th August 1978. Sr. Elizabeth Brennan, 6th March 2013. Rest In Peace.
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No. 38Sister M. Ursula Randall
1956 – 2008 · 2 others remembered
Sr. M. Ursula Randall, 1st January 1956. Sr. M. Martha Darcy, 26th December 1976. Sr. M. Loreto Torpey, 22nd April 2008. Rest In Peace.
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No. 40Sister M. Joseph Sharpe
1923 – 1953 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Joseph Sharpe, 29th October 1923. Sr. M. Benedict Coughlan, 22nd January 1953. Rest In Peace.
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No. 41Sister M. Assisi Sweeney
1931 – 1960 · 1 other remembered
Sr. M. Assisi Sweeney, 8th January 1931. Sr. M. Clare Cox, 17th April 1960. Rest In Peace.
Read inscriptionSource: Ormond Historical Society — Gravestone Inscriptions, Co. Tipperary, Section B (Barony of Upper Ormond), Vol. 5: Parish of Nenagh (1982). Compiled by Nancy Murphy.