Offaly Historical Society Publication - Offaly Heritage 6.

Offaly Historical Society have just published their 6th Year-book, Offaly Heritage 6, with over 360 pages of historical articles of local Offaly interest - great value at €15. One chapter by Padraig Turley (Clerhane and Dublin), gives a detailed account of the arrival of the St. Joseph of Cluny Nuns, to Ferbane, in 1896 and their contribution to Offaly, especially in education, over a period of more than 100 years. He lists no fewer than 19 nuns fron Clonmacnoise Parish who joined the order: Sr. Monica Claffey, Clerhane, Sr. Cecilia Curley, Clonmacnoise, Sr. Kieran Curley, Clonmacnoise, Sr. Damien Darcy, Clonmacnoise, Sr. Hugh Darcy, Clonmacnoise, Sr. Jude Devery, Clonlyon, Sr. Laurence Egan, Creevagh, Sr. Meave Guinan, Clonfanlough, Sr. Peter Kelly, Clonfanlough, Sr. William Kelly, Clonmacnoise, Sr. Agnes Kenny, Clondelara, Sr. Mel Kenny, Clondelara, Sr. Madeleine Moore, Glebe, Sr. Michael Moore, Glebe, Sr. Teresa Moore, Glebe, Sr. Mel Pillion, Clonmacnoise, Sr. James Pillion, Clonmacnoise, Sr. William Pillion, Clonmacnoise, Sr. Pascal Turley, Clonfanlough.