Our Lady’s Hospice – new wing

Our Lady’s Hospice – new wing

23 Oct 1963

New wing

SITUATED on the banks of the little known Poddle river at Harold’s Cross is a group .of buildings now known as Our. Lady’s Hospice, founded in 1845 by Mother Mary Aikenhead, foundress of the Sisters of charity. These buildings were later to provide refuge and shelter (for young and old where, when all human aid had failed, they might receive nursing, care, consolation and resignation in their closing days.

Unlike the little river, however, Our Lady’s. Hospice has kept abreast’ of demands. Today it is providing succor and refuge and a service which the vast organisation of a modem welfare state could never provide.

The buildings have been extended ‘ to provide greater accommodation and beds and a new wing was added a few years ago.

To keep such an establishment going, the Sisters’ labour day and night, their lives dedicated to the service of God through their service to the poor, the aged and the infirm.

But the means have also to be provided to keep such an establishment going and a measure of our appreciation will be our generosity in helping them by donations and gifts to continue their noble worn. To this end a sale of work will be hold in the Marymount Hal! in the Hospice grounds next Friday and Saturday_, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Will you help?

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