MMM Obituaries

In this section of our website, you will find a short entry about the life of each of our Sisters who has been called by God to embark on her eternal life. No doubt you will find inspiration in reading how each one responded to her calling while on earth. We pray to them to help us on our journey.

If you knew one or more of these Sisters personally, or are connected through family ties, or simply like what you read, please contact us and tell us what you would like to add to that entry.

"The death of those can never leave us free from grief whose friendship during life was a solace and delight." Saint Augustine, City of God.

When Loved Ones Leave Us...



Callaghan, Sr. Mary

Nationality: Scottish Congregational Register No: 350 D.O.B. 10.11.1929 First Profession: 08.09.1955 Died: 10.12.1972 Aged: 43 years From Scotland, Mary entered in Drogheda on 6 March 1953. At her religious reception she was given the name Machar. Later she reverted to her baptismal name. She was the Dux (leader) in her […]

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Campbell, Sr. Elaine

Nationality: BritishCongregational Register No. 326D.O.B. 23.05.1920 First Profession 26.04.1955Died: 17.07.2000 Aged: 80 years Elaine, known in MMM for quite some time as Sr. M. Campion or ‘Camps’, was born in Ipswich, England. In 1943, as a young woman of 22 years she married an equally young Royal Air Force pilot. Unfortunately, […]

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Campion, Sr. Aengus

Sister Aengus was born Ellen Campion in Ballagh, County Laois in 1927. Called Eileen in her family, she was the sixth in a family of twelve, six boys and six girls. Two children died in infancy. To quote Aengus, her family life ‘was sharing in every sense of the word. […]

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Cannon, Sr. M. Madeleine

Nationality: IrishCongregational Register No: 142D.O.B. 14.02.1907First Profession: 16.03.1948Died: 15.07.2006 Aged: 99 yearsBridget Cannon came from a large family in a Gaelic speaking area in Co. Donegal.  She trained as a general nurse in England and later as a midwife, fever nurse and district nurse.  Bridget had many years of nursing […]

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Canty, Sr. Mary

Sister Mary Canty was born in Skagh, Croom, Co. Limerick in 1926, the only girl of four children. She received her early education in Limerick and joined the Medical Missionaries of Mary in 1952. She completed a Diploma in Social Science in UCD in 1958 and trained as a medical […]

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Carey, Sr. M. Matthew

Nationality: Irish Congregational Register No: 173 D.O.B. 01.03.1918 First Profession: 11.02.1950 Died: 16.03.1953 Aged: 35 years Sr. Matthew, baptised Bridget, from near Westport, Co. Mayo, entered MMM on 8 December 1946. She was already a registered nurse before entering and began midwifery training as a second year novice. She was […]

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Carey, Sr. M. Ruth

Nationality: Irish Congregational Register No: 114 D.O.B. 10.08.1914 First Profession: 08.09.1946 Died: 11.11.1979 Aged: 65 years Originally from Mohill, Co. Leitrim, Christina was already qualified with a BA, HDip on entering in Rosemount in 1943. She was keen to do medicine, but fate seems to have been against this. Although […]

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Carroll, Sr. Angela Mary

Nationality: British. Congregational Register No: 385 D.O.B. 25.05.1904 First Profession: 03.05.1957 Died: 28.01.1995 Aged: 90 years Angela was living in Limerick when she entered MMM in October 1954.  She was already 50 years old and had lived a very interesting, though disciplined, life having had long experience in the British […]

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Carroll, Sr. Mairead

Sr. Mairead Carroll, born in 1931, was baptised Margaret Teresa Mary. She came from Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo where she had all of her early education in St. Louis Convent school including her Leaving Certificate in 1949. She was one of six children, but has only one living sibling, her sister, […]

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Carty, Sr. M. Agnese

Nationality: Irish Congregational Register No: 492 D.O.B. 05.01.1933 First Profession: 03.10.1961 Died: 22.06.1983 Aged: 50 years From Ballaghadereen, Co. Roscommon, Agnese, baptised Mary Alisia, entered MMM in Clonmel on 3 April 1959.  After general nurse training in Drogheda and paediatric nurse training at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, she staffed […]

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