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Brigidine SistersMeanwhile in Bishop Delany’s “Sunday Schools” theteachers and helpers were either getting married ormoving away. As he saw the success of people’s futuresthrough <strong>education</strong> and religion he decided to set upreligious houses to educate. On the 1 st of February 1807Bishop Delany gathered six deeply spiritual ladies fromamong his catechists in Tullow and the Brigidine Sisterswere formed. This community flourished and in 1809three Bridigine Sisters arrived in Mountrath to take upresidence in a row of houses near the church.Brigidine Convent, Mountrath
Patrician BrothersNow that Bishop Delany had provided for the <strong>education</strong>of girls he turned his attention to providing the same forboys. On February 2 nd 1808 the Patrician Brothers cameinto being in the old chapel in Tullow. On that morningBishop Delany said mass and received the first fourPatrician Brothers. They were, a schoolmaster who hadworked in Tullow for a number of years and three localtradesmen. On February 2 nd 1810 four Brothers were sentfrom Tullow to Mountrath where they established aboarding school. Because of growing numbers and ademand for more space the Patrician Brothers moved toBallyfin in 1930. It is perhaps ironic that the residencethey moved to in Ballyfin belonged to the Coote familywho had refused to give a site for the Catholic Church inMountrath.In 2009 The Patrician Brothers and The Bridigine Sistersamalgamated their two schools with St. Aengus PP in anew state of the art community school in Mountrath.
Page 1 and 2: BishopDaniel DelanyHumanitarian pri
Page 3 and 4: Early LifeDaniel Delany was born in
Page 5 and 6: Daniel Goes to FranceWhen Daniel re
Page 7 and 8: Bishop Daniel DelanyIn 1783 at the
Page 9: Church BuildingDr. Delany also carr
Page 13 and 14: Delany MuseumUnderneath the Convent
Page 15: Some Sayings of Bishop Daniel Delan

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