The passing of Sr Maria Cahill

The Diary has been informed of the death of Sr Maria Cahill of the Cross and Passion Sisters at Marino, Dublin, peacefully in her 96th year in the in the care of the Staff of Beneavin Manor Nursing Home, Dublin, on the 18th October 2021.

Predeceased by her parents, sisters and brothers and her beloved nephew Fr Finbarr Clancy SJ, her passing is deeply regretted by her sister Sr Miriam Gabriel, sister-in-law Una, her nieces, grandnieces and grand-nephews, relatives, friends, the Sisters of the Cross and Passion, the Staff and Carers at the Convent, 22, Griffith Ave and Beneavin Manor Nursing Home.

Removal from Lanigan’s Funeral Home, Beaumont, will be tomorrow 21 October to the Church of St Vincent de Paul, Marino, for Requiem Mass at 11.30am followed by Burial in Dardistown Cemetery. The Funeral Mass will be streamed live via this link.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-Anam dílis.

Former student at CPC Frances Moloney remembers her fondly: "She was a very gentle lady who tried to teach sewing to a crowd of yahoos (including myself) who had no interest in domestic arts or Home Economics as it was labelled. She was however, serene in the face of adversity, never raising her voice. I wish we had responded to her gentleness at the time. Her sister Sr Miriam, who survives her, also taught English in Cross & Passion."