14th January 1930 – 10th July 2026

Sr. Veronica, baptized Philomena, was born in Kingscourt, Co. Cavan. She was one of a large family and all her life she was known as Auntie Phil to her many nieces and nephews. She went to the local primary school and then helped at home caring for her younger brothers and sisters until she joined MMM in 1947.

After her initial religious formation in Drogheda, Sr. Veronica was assigned to the Apostolic Nunciature in Dublin for six years. She was an excellent cook and had a practical, common-sense approach to caring for a household. She loved her time there but in 1956, just a few months before her Final Vows, she was assigned to Nigeria. She worked in many of our houses in Nigeria beginning with Akpo Utong and then moving on to Abakaliki and Urua Akpan where she was community leader for a time.

After ten years in Nigeria, Sr. Veronica returned to Ireland for health reasons. After a period of sick leave, she returned to the Nunciature for a time. In 1973 she went to the USA for three years to our house in Winchester MA. On her return to Ireland, helped out once more in the Nunciature. This was a special time because the Holy Father came to visit and she had the privilege of being an important member of the staff during this papal visit.

Between 1980 and 1982, Sr. Veronica went to Clonsilla, Dublin, where she did parish work and helped with the playschool. Then she returned to Drogheda where she was in charge of the Motherhouse catering for six years. Then a final assignment to Rosemount, Booterstown, where she cared for the Generalate community right up to 2018 when she finally decided it was time to retire to the Motherhouse community.

In January 2024, Sr. Veronica transferred to Aras Mhuire Nursing Home and her health slowly deteriorated. She died peacefully on July 10th, 2026. She is buried in her family grave in Cavan.

Throughout her life, Sr. Veronica was known to be devoted to her family – remembering birthday, christenings, marriages etc. She was a kind person and always made people feel at home.