Impact of trailblazing educator 'Mary O' on generations of Cork women

Impact of trailblazing educator 'Mary O' on generations of Cork women

Mary O'Donovan at her 98th birthday party at Isaac's restaurant on MacCurtain Street Cork. Picture: Howard Crowdy

From a quick glance at the tributes paid to the woman affectionately known as ‘Mary O’, it is clear how much of an impact this trailblazing educator had on generations of Cork women.

Mary O’Donovan, 98, late of Bishopstown, and co-founder of Scoil Mhuire on Wellington Road, was laid to rest this week.

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