A quarter millennium at the heart of Cork for Presentation Sisters

In the second of a two-day series on nuns in Ireland today, Eoin English talks to members of apostolic orders about their lives beyond the monastery walls, their legacy of education, community work and social inclusion, and how as they age and vocations continue to fall, they are reimagining their place in society.

IE NEWS FEATURE WITH EOIN ENGLISH 12/07/2021.

An order whose nuns follow the example of Nano Nagle’s devotion to the service of the poor and providing education are about to celebrate the continued use of their landmark convent for 250 years.

As the Presentation Sisters in Cork city reflect on the past, they have already prepared for the future through the remarkable reimagination of their sacred home on Douglas St.