Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary, Ballymote, Co Sligo,  1902 – 2017

Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary

Ballymote foundation began in 1902. The first four Sisters took up residence in Castle Lodge where they conducted a private School. In 1906, they moved to Earlsfort House having purchased it from the Parish Priest for £2,000.  Sisters then taught in the Primary School. A laundry was opened in the early 1920’s and continued until the 1960’s.  For more information, please click here.

Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Collooney, Co Sligo –  1909 until the present

Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Collooney Convent was founded in 1909. The six founding Sisters lived on Main Street where they remained until the present Convent was built in 1923.  For more information, please click here.

At present, there is a community of three Sisters in Collooney who work in parish ministry.

St. John’s Convent, Ballisodare, Co Sligo 1942 – 2016

St. John’s Convent

In 1943, Mrs. Marcella Clarence donated a large house, a small shop, some outhouses and about 3 acres of land in Ballisodare to the Mercy Sisters for the purpose of establishing a Secondary School.  She was a widow and a sister of Sr. Margaret Mary Daly, Swinford.  For more information on the story, please click here.

Gurteen, Co Sligo 1954 – 2002

Gurteen Convent

On the 11th of September, 1954 the Sisters opened a foundation in Gurteen in a home which had been donated to them by Fr. Nicholas O’ Rafferty.  For more information, please click here.

St. Joseph’s School, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA  1960 – 1990; Wardsville 1970 – 2003
In 1960, six Sisters from Swinford went to teach in St. Joseph’s School in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA at the request of Fr. Duignan, who was the first pastor of St. Joseph’s parish. For more informationon how this developed, please click here.

Perú
At a diocesan Chapter in 1983, a decision was made to go to a Mission in Perú, South America.  For more information on this mission, please click here.