Mulally, Teresa (1728–1803)

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Mulally, Teresa (1728–1803)

Irish educator. Born in Pill Lane, Dublin, Ireland, 1728; died 1803 in Dublin.

Worked as a milliner for several years before she retired around 1762 to devote herself to charitable work; founded the 1st Catholic school for poor girls in Dublin (1766) and an orphanage (1771), which was eventually handed over to the Presentation Order which she introduced into Dublin (1794); though she did not take vows, managed the affairs of the school and convent until her death.

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