Sister Mary Gabriel

Mother died 1923, brought up by grandmother and aunt. Father emigrated to America. Came to Alnwick in 1932 to convent of mercy for school and to become a nun. Farming in Ireland. Irish famine and history of immigration. Housing conditions in Ireland, difference in England. Typical Sunday.

Location: Alnwick
County: Ireland, Northumberland
AUD1990-89

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