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Sister Cleophas Riordan
Eily Norah Riordan was born at Lyttleton on the 15 April, 1895, the eldest of four – two sisters and a brother. Her parents were Thomas and Mary Riordan (nee Long). Shortly after Eily’s birth the family moved to Christchurch where she often recalled happy memories of walking the Cashmere Hills and family musical evenings around the piano...
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Sister Alacoque Walsh
Mary Florence was born on 25 April, 1904, at Momona, Taiera. Her parents were Patrick Walsh and Mary Anne Walsh (nee Casey). While Mary was still a baby, her father moved to a farm at Edendale where she was brought up. Mary entered the Sisters of Compassion on 13 August, 1930, and was given the religious name of Sister Mary Alacoque...
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Sister Casimir Cahill
Patricia Josephine Cahill was born in Auckland on the 17 March, 1913, the third daughter of William John Cahill, Engineer, and Mary Anne Cahill [nee O’Leary] in a family of seven children...