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Thursday 04 March 1897
Death of M de Sales Meagher, Foundress of Cooktown, Cairns, from Dungarvan, Co Waterford
SUBMIT A MERCY FACT)
Foundation to Dubuque, Iowa from Davenport Iowa motherhouse - M Agatha Murphy
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Amalgamation of Adelaide and Mt Gambier St
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Birth of Sr Angela Borini, Foundress of Nottingham, Barnsley and Oldham in Birmingham
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Opening of House of Mercy, Carrick-on-Suir - M of Sacred Heart Maddock
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Foundation to Roma, Queensland from Brisbane - M Xavier Kenyon
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Foundation to Rochester, New York from Rhode Island - M Frances Warde/M Baptiste Coleman
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Death of M Ursula Frayne, Foundress of Perth, Western Australia, and Melbourne, Victoria
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Foundation to Strabane from Navan, Co Meath - M Xavier Brady
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Pou Atawhai Centre for Leadership and Education for Mission, is commissioned in Ponsonby, Auckland to resource Mercy facilities.
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Foundation to Brighton from Bermondsey, Srs Gabriel Watkins, Helen Ellis and Teresa Boyce
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Foundation to Ballyporeen from Cahir, Co Tipperary
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Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier hands over 18 acres of his Ponsonby, Auckland property to the Sisters of Mercy to build St Mary's Convent.
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Mary Bourke, postulant died, Galway
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Sr Bernard Dickson and founding party arrived in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Opening of new Rehabilitation Centre, Athy, Co Kildare - M Consilio Fitzgerald
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M Clare Moore returned from Bermondsey foundation, MC Agnew in charge
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Foundation to Wellington from Auckland - M Bernard Dickson
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Ministry began in workhouse, Mullingar, Co Westmeath - M Raphael O’Reilly
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Death in Warrnambool of M Philomena Maguire, Foundress from Baggot St/Belfast
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Boarding/day school opened, East Providence, Rhode Island - M Juliana Purcell
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Death of Jessie McAuley, wife of Willie, Catherine's nephew, Colac, Victoria
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Sisters began ministry in workhouse, Birr
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Foundation to Cheadle, Staffordshire, England from Carlow.