Sister Mary Paul Mulquin

Sister Mary Paul Mulquin (1842 – 10 February 1930) was a Roman Catholic nun and educationalist born in Adare, Limerick, Ireland. Born Katherine Mulquin to John Mulquin, a landowner, and his wife Catherine, née Sheehy,[1] she changed her name in 1863 once she was received into her religious order.

In 1873 she travelled to Australia with six other nuns on board the SS Great Britain, arriving in Melbourne on 21 December 1873.[2] While on board she kept a diary which recorded her daily life.

In Australia she helped to found a Presentation Convent and College in St Kilda, Victoria. She died aged about 88 and is buried in St Kilda Cemetery, alongside the other nuns who travelled together.[3]

References
  1. Kane, Kathleen Dunlop, "Mulquin, Katherine (1842–1930)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2019-12-22
  2. "SS Great Britain : Brunel's ss Great Britain". globalstories.ssgreatbritain.org. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  3. "Friends of St Kilda Cemetery » Katherine Mulquin (1842 – 1930)". Retrieved 2019-12-22.
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