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Unlocking History with a Lock of Eileen O'Connor's Hair
Sometimes, you need to see something more than once to appreciate its story. My recent visit to the Eileen O’Connor Centre in Coogee was...
Kate Clinch
6 days ago3 min read
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Eileen O'Connor Centre Opens in Coogee: Commemorating the life and vision of Eileen O'Connor, saint-in-waiting
I was lucky enough to make a trip to Sydney to see the new museum that commemorates Eileen O’Connor, a young woman who suffered terribly...
Kate Clinch
Jun 273 min read
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Visiting Eileen O'Connor
Where better to sit with Life, than in a graveyard? I didn’t sit, as it happened. I laid on the grass between the rows of graves and kept...
Kate Clinch
Feb 173 min read
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Reflecting on Father McGrath
Eileen O’Connor met Father Edward McGrath when he was called in to assist her grieving family after the early death of her father, which...
Kate Clinch
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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Eileen O'Connor, Saint-in-waiting
When Eileen O’Connor, Australia’s saint in waiting, was born on February 19th, 1892, the world was a very different place. Antibiotics...
Kate Clinch
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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