Local principal pays tribute to the Sisters of St Louis. After 166 years of presence and ministry in Monaghan, the Sisters of St Louis are closing their Motherhouse Convent. Indeed, the sisters arrived to Monaghan in 1859 under the invite of the then Bishop of Clogher, Bishop McNally. Furthermore, to mark the convent's closure, several events are taking place this weekend. For more than 166 years the St Louis sisters have contributed greatly to the provision of education and the community life in Monaghan.
Margaret Conlon who is the Principal of St Louis Secondary School in Monaghan spoke to Jodie Curran to pay tribute to the Sisters ahead of this weekend's closure: