Nano Nagle
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Presentation Sisters
The Presentation Sisters, also known as the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary are an order of Roman Catholic women founded in Cork, Ireland by Nano Nagle in 1775....
"). Of the many schools founded by the Presentation Sisters - a number are named after Nano Nagle.
The time of Nagle's birth was one of dark sorrow for Ireland. English supremacy had been consolidated by force, and English determination to hold what had been gained lay behind the long series of laws which sought to destroy Irish Catholic identity, whether that identity found expression in land ownership, civic position, culture or religion.
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