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 became a member of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, a Roman Catholic religious order.[1]

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.[citation needed]

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]

Sister Mary Paul retired in 1890.[4]

  1. ^ a b Kane, Kathleen Dunlop, "Mulquin, Katherine (1842–1930)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 22 December 2019
  2. ^ "SS Great Britain : Brunel's ss Great Britain". globalstories.ssgreatbritain.org. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Friends of St Kilda Cemetery » Katherine Mulquin (1842 – 1930)". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ Kane, Kathleen Dunlop, "Mulquin, Katherine (1842–1930)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 March 2023