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Thursday 22 August 1872
Yorkshire Street Convent, Burnley founded from Commercial Rd, London - Sr Angela Gilsenan.
SUBMIT A MERCY FACT October 17, 1849Foundation to Derby from Kinsale - Sr Evangelist Benson.
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October 17, 1871Opening of the second purpose built convent in Perth – built by the Fenians.’
October 17, 1903Foundation to Coburg from North Melbourne - M Bernard Lyons
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October 17, 1897Foundation to Cape Town, South Africa from Strabane - M Teresa Cowley
October 17, 1849Foundation to Derby, England from Kinsale - M Evangelist Benson
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October 16, 1864Foundation to Worcester, Massachusetts from New York - M Jerome Shubrick
October 18, 1914Foundation to Cunnamulla from Brisbane - M Scholastica
October 20, 1895Foundation to Range Convent, Rockhampton
October 19, 1924Foundation to Clonbur, Co Galway from Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
October 21, 1798Death of Catherine's mother, Elinor McAuley
October 21, 1876M Gertrude Blake (professed Baggot St) died, Pittsburgh
October 21, 1864Foundation to Omaha, Nebraska from Manchester, New Hampshire - M Ignatius Lynch
October 23, 2015Sisters of Mercy from America were in Beirut before the Civil War of 1975-1990
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October 23, 1898Sisters take charge of Coromandel Hospital, Auckland
October 23, 1853Chicago Mercy Hospital and Orphan Asylum opened
October 22, 1836Profession at Baggot St of M Anne Agnes (Catherine's niece) and M Cecilia Marmion
October 24, 1838M Vincent Hartnett professed - Limerick
October 24, 1969Foundation to Yola, Nigeria from Dungarvan, Co Waterford - M Philomena Kelly
October 24, 1851Foundation to Loughrea, Galway from Baggot St - M Magdalen Bourke
October 25, 1837M Anastasia McGawley, Cork - first to take 4th vow
October 25, 1896Foundation to Uckfield, Sussex from Midhurst
October 26, 1990Foundation to Secunda, South Africa
October 27, 1837Foundation to Dundalk, Co Louth from Baggot St - M de Sales Vigne
October 28, 1910Foundation of Colwyn Bay, N Wales from Oldham, Lancashire - Sr Stanislaus Merigan.