School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile (roll number 4572)
- Location:
- Kinsale, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. De Pazzi
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0320, Page 164
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - At the revival of the Industries, an Art Class was formed under south Kensington which was very successful. Some of the students secured the scholarship and won prizes for designs. The great advantage of this was it enabled the pupils to design the patterns for the lace and other work done in the Industriall department.
- Cholera broke out in 1849. While it lasted the Srs. of Mercy nursed the patients night and day in the Workhouse Hospital and as a reward were allowed to visit the Workhouse having been refused permission up to that time. After that the Srs. visited the poor inmates weekly until 1893 when after inconceivable difficulties, overcome by the priests four sisters took up their abode there to nurse the patients. In 1894 a Chaplain was(continues on next page)
