| Description |
xviii, 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-403) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- James McGauley's daughter 1778-1809 -- With the Callaghans at Coolock 1809-1822 -- The bequest and its use 1823-1826 -- New sorrows and responsibilities 1827-1829 -- The house of mercy 1829-1830 -- George's Hill at fifty-two 1830-1831 -- The beginnings and cholera 1832 -- Her "first-born" 1833 -- Daily life at Baggot Street 1834 -- Beliefs and motivations -- Short steps and great strides 1835 -- The traveling begins 1836 -- Suscipe 1837 -- Resilience 1838 -- Willie McAuley and his aunt December 1838 -- Loss and friendship -- Joys and sorrows mingled 1839 -- The rule goes to Rome early 1840 -- "100 miles to meet this cross" 1840 -- "The business of our lives" early 1841 -- "Providential guidance" May-August 1841 -- "'Tis come to a close" September-November 1841 -- Epilogue -- Appendix : a note on sources. |
| Summary |
Breaking new ground in presenting the life of Catherine McAuley (1778?-1841), the Dublin woman who founded the Sisters of Mercy, Mary C. Sullivan has written the first full-length, documented narrative of McAuley in more than fifty years. This work places McAuley in her Irish context, particularly in post-penal Dublin, where the destitution, epidemics, and lack of basic education, especially of poor women and young girls, led her to a life of practical mercifulness. |
| Subject |
McAuley, Catherine, 1778-1841.
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Sisters of Mercy -- History -- 19th century.
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McAuley, Catherine, 1778-1841. (OCoLC)fst00178756
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Sisters of Mercy. (OCoLC)fst00546655
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Nuns -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Nuns. (OCoLC)fst01041386
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Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780813218731 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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081321873X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9781846823206 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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184682320X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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