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Women's Religious Orders
« on: Thursday 01 April 10 11:37 BST (UK) »
Hi
I have a photo attached of an Aunt who was a nun that I would like to know more about.
Her home was Woodstock (Carrigtwohill.Co Cork),born about 1893.Her parents were David & Bridget Fitzgerald who married  11 Feb 1882.

THanks for any assistance

Chedburger
Fitzgerald/FitzGerald,Pettitt,Owen,Elsden,Plowman,Caswell,Suffolk,Carrigtwohill,Co.Cork.

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Re: Women's Religious Orders
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 01 April 10 12:31 BST (UK) »
Hi Chedburger

I'm afraid I can't definitely identify the order your aunt belonged to but I would guess either a Presentation or Mercy nun? Have you any idea where her convent was?
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday 01 April 10 12:51 BST (UK) »
Many thanks
I know nothing of her but I did hear my mother mention her name,many years ago, when floods were occurring in Florence where Bridget was working to save artifacts from the water.A bit tenuous!
Fitzgerald/FitzGerald,Pettitt,Owen,Elsden,Plowman,Caswell,Suffolk,Carrigtwohill,Co.Cork.

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 01 April 10 14:51 BST (UK) »
I guess you mean the 1966 floods in Florence? Bridget would have been quite elderly at that stage. Would you be able to try to find out what convents were in the city centre where the worst of the flooding was and work from there? Long shot but you never know :-\
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 09 May 10 15:25 BST (UK) »

Hi Chedburger










The order your aunt belonged to is "The Poor Servants of the Mother of God".  They have a convent in Carrigtwohill, Rathdrum as well some in England.= London, Brentford, Liverpool and some others.  I went to school in Carrigtwohill and was taught by nuns of this order both primary and high school.  My late mother had an aunt in this order, she was born in 1884 and I daresay that your aunt and her met at sometime. My father also had two first cousins in the order too.
I was intrigued by the smaller photograph, it was the image of my late sister who had entered that order, she came out after some years.









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« Reply #5 on: Monday 10 May 10 10:59 BST (UK) »
Hello Carrigross
Many thanks for your reply,so much appreciated.
Also for the additional information.I was giving up on finding out about Bridget.
Regarding the two photos I thought they were both of Bridget at different ages.
In the smaller photo there was a baby being held by her which I had cropped off.I assumed it was one of her sister's children.
I have not yet found out who the young man was yet,again I assumed it was a brother Fitzgerald.
It looks as if I could be making too many assumptions!!
Do you live in Carrigtwohill now?I quess it has changed a great deal over the years.
I will have to post the small photo with the baby included.
Thanks again and good hunting!
Chedburger
Fitzgerald/FitzGerald,Pettitt,Owen,Elsden,Plowman,Caswell,Suffolk,Carrigtwohill,Co.Cork.

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 10 May 10 14:29 BST (UK) »
Thank for the prompt reply.  I was born in Carrigtwohill and now live in Gawler, South Australia.(about 36 kilometres north of Adelaide).  I have just actually returned from Carrigtwohill. Even though I visit every year things still change.  If I hadn't been for a number of years, I would not have recognised the place.
I remember visiting my sister in the Noviciate in Roehampton, London and another convent also in Roehampton.  I would imagine you would find some information if you wrote to the convent.  My grandaunt also spent time in Italy - Rome. Her name in religion was Sr. Mary Louis even though we had only heard talk of her as Sr. Mary Luigi, I guess as she had spent so much time in Italy.




















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« Reply #7 on: Monday 10 May 10 16:25 BST (UK) »
Hi Carrigross
Thanks for your reply.

My father was born in Woodstock,Carrigtwohill.I suppose you know of it.Is it still farmland?

The family then migrated to southern England about 1920s (I assume!!).

I have tried to attach a photo of the smaller photo ,but including the baby which had been cropped,but there seems to be a problem uploading it.I will try again later.

I have a son in Brisbane,I also had another there too but he has moved to Toronto (Canada).

I did hear (in my childhood days) that my aunt Sr Bridget was in Florence when the flooding occurred.

Hope to hear from you if you have further information.

Best Wishes
Chedburger
Fitzgerald/FitzGerald,Pettitt,Owen,Elsden,Plowman,Caswell,Suffolk,Carrigtwohill,Co.Cork.

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« Reply #8 on: Friday 14 May 10 04:06 BST (UK) »
Have you looked at the 1911 census for Woodstock, it shows the whole of the family who were home on that night.  I have two families related to me on that section. the Barrys (Dennis) and the Fitzgibbons/
Carrigross.
sheehan, barry, twomey, healy,  carrigtwohill.