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Sister Brendan O’Gorman
Bridget Mary O’Gorman was born at Ballybawn, Rathnure, Ireland, on 14 May 1912. Her parents were Michael and Elizabeth O’Gorman. Family was very important to her and over recent years one of her sorrows was that all her siblings predeceased her...
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Sister Germaine Ward
Lucy May Ward was born at Kingston, England, on 9 November 1905. Her parents were George and Flora Adeline Ward.
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Sister Alexis
Mary Catherine Heagney was born on 31 May, 1913 in Dublin, Ireland. She came to New Zealand with her family at the end of May, 1921, so she was old enough to retain clear memories of her early childhood in Ireland. Her brothers, Father Pat and John and her sister Theresa were also born there, while Margaret and Michael were born in Whanganui where the family settled.