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Apr 261 min read
John Hogan - Irish Sculptor - contribution by Eva Curran and Anna Bright
Mother Teresa Ball had long dreamt about a beautiful chapel on the grounds of Rathfarnham Abbey. Not only would it honour God but it...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 261 min read
An Abbey is sold
(Image: Savills) Following its closure in 1999, Loreto Abbey and surrounding site was acquired by Riversmith Limited for €14m, who...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 261 min read
A dream and a church
Mother Teresa had a great wish to build an amazing church. She had no money until the very rich postulant entered in 1836 to realise...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 261 min read
Road to becoming a nun - Frances Ball
Frances Ball was born on the sixth of January 1794, and she was also the youngest of six children of Mr and Mrs John Ball. When she was...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 261 min read
A nun back from the past!!! By Reeva Stewart
On Wednesday the 17th April, we were just minding our own business, doing our work, when we heard a knock on the door. It was Sr...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 251 min read
Our Trip to Abbey House by Chloe Darrigan
On the 15 of April we went to Loreto Abbey to visit the nuns and interview them. We went in partners and my partner was Eva Curren! We...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 241 min read
Interview Time! By Sophia Denning
On Monday we went to the Loreto Abbey House to interview the nuns. My friends and I first interviewed Sister Monica and we asked her...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 241 min read
The Loreto Abbey's past life! by Sophia Denning
When we went and interviewed the nuns they told us a lot about the old Abbey house that they used to live in for many years. From 1823 to...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 231 min read
Journey to a project!
Our class was put forward to participate in the 23/24 Heritage Keepers project by Ms. McCrann in our school. We were really honoured and...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 231 min read
Getting organised!
We were very excited about our new project. We love Sister Maria and all the nuns and couldn't wait to learn more about them. We decided...
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saraheohanlon
Apr 82 min read
Uncovering the Hidden Stories: Interviews and Visits
Uncovering the Hidden Stories By Ms O Hanlon and Ms Hogan In our ongoing Abbey Heritage Project, the girls have had the incredible...
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