We congratulate Sr Frances Collins of the Poor Clare Monastery Ennis who celebrated 60 years as a Poor Clare Sister on Friday 26th August. Sr Frances was born in Darragh in the parish of Clarecastle/Ballyea and was educated in Ballyea National School and Ennis Community College, known at the time as The Tech.
After school, she worked in the Western Garage on Mill Road before moving to Clare County Council. It was while working in the Council that Sr Frances felt drawn to the newly opened Poor Clare Monastery on Francis Street and she applied, was accepted, and on the 26th August 1962 she made her profession as a Sister of St Clare. For the last sixty years, Sr Frances has faithfully lived out her vocation, praying every day for our needs and the needs of the world.   When Sisters were needed for The Poor Clare Monastery in Belfast Sr Frances volunteered to help the Sisters.
Sadly in recent years, the Belfast Monastery has closed and the Sisters went to other monasteries throughout the country.
We congratulate Sr Frances on this very special occasion and wish her and the community every blessing in their Powerhouse of Prayer on Frances Street.