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acquainted vVhile visi tin:£ the sick, the poor Sl1cl the imprisoneo..
To raany a heart sore-distressed they the
balm cheerful resign~1tion while to more than on': Godee
spi t the:r lp to sclose the sec of his
scontent sl. him lEJV/ - "Pear Vlist not to evade, as
Love st to pur'sue. 11 Throughout the period of expension
Uothei."' ~~1.
Clare continJ.ed to fill the office of L~other
Superior 811d in 18S;2 she retired that resnon~ible position.
r.Phe full extent hel~ work for Catholic educ r;ti on in
stland will never r-ealised,· ?or over forty years she
v1as actively engaged ln the inter'ests of education among
the children ·anc1 youth of the \fe Goast: Bless 'v'fi th
that rarest of rare [:ifts - a clear accurate uin;:1 - she
posse a cheerful, e:et natc .. r-e Vi had the povrer of
exciting effort and arousin[~ ide · in others, Vll1ile her
knowledge, and the amazing
cla.ri ty and. chs.rrn her exp tion, earned i'o:t.' her a unique
reputation as a te r. She never H1iss an op ~~ u .:.·t·uni ty of
pouring her' own
at love of scholarslli p and ac hi ev er;Jen t
into the heaPts of the young.
.A pupil of hel's in the
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{ 1 ) Only \·;e who v1ere pri vilesed to sit in her classes, or
those who hac1 the honour of living with her, cc-)ulcl r>ealise
the spirituality, the cieep lear·ning, the sirnplici ty and
sincere unclePstancUng of this woman of principle. Her
knovrledge of the classics, her love of history in all i
branches ancl., a·bove :::tl1, her absolute joy in 1..m:Cold:i.nz the
·1.
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2:ealan~lia 11 October 13th, 1938.