The call of the North : a history of the Sisters of Mercy, Down and Connor Diocese, Ireland : from the founding to the Mercy Irish National Union, 1854-1994 / / Marie Duddy

• Autore: Duddy Marie
• Pubblicazione: Belfast, Northern Ireland : , : Ulster Historical Foundation, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (637 p.)
• Disciplina: 255.92
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: The call of the North; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1 Beginnings; 2 The early days; 3 Saint Paul's Convent Of Mercy, Crumlin Road; 4 The works of mercy - penitentiary and orphanage; 5 Early missionary expansion; 6 The Belfast Mercy community and education; 7 Visitation: the care of the sick and destitute; 8 Taking root; 9 Downpatrick foundation, 1855-70; 10 Downpatrick, 1870-1911; 11 Further growth; 12 The Mater Infirmorum Hospital; 13 Counting the blessings; 14 Into the twentieth century ; 15 The new Mater Infirmorum Hospital and the expansion of healthcare, 1900-50s16 The Mercy community, 1920s-40s; 17 World War II and the post-war years; 18 Abbeyville: origins to 1953; 19 Bangor 1930s-60s; 20 Centenary of foundation; 21 The 1960s: a decade of expansion; 22 The 1970s: ferment and change; 23 The Mater Infirmorum Hospital - a new era: 1960s-90s; 24 The Downpatrick Mercy community in the twentieth century; 25 Down and Connor Mercy Diocesan Union; 26 New horizons - the diaspora; 27 End of an era; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Sisters of Mercy arrived in Belfast from Dublin in 1854 at a time when, in the wake of the devastating Famine, the town's industrial growth was beginning to present the range of social problems that would become all-too-common. From the outset, the Sisters threw themselves into the educational and social work for which they would soon become renowned. They concerned themselves primarily with the care of females, particularly their education as a means of helping them escape from overpowering poverty. Thousands of children and young people have looked back in later life with gratitude at
• Titolo autorizzato: The call of the North
• ISBN: 1-908448-45-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910157605103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II