Nano Nagle Place
| Address: | Douglas Street |
Open 10am to 5pm
The unexpected urban oasis at Nano Nagle Place dates from the 18th century. Here Nano Nagle founded her first schools and built convents for both the Ursuline and her own Presentation Sisters. During this period the gardens were laid out, along with the sisters’ graveyard where Nano is buried. All have been carefully conserved and imaginatively augmented in recent years to create Nano Nagle Place.
The oldest remaining building is the convent that Nano Nagle built for the Ursuline Sisters in 1771. The Ursuline sisters thrived here, adding various extensions to the original building. When the Ursulines moved to Blackrock in 1825 their buildings passed to the Presentation Sisters, who added school buildings and a lovely Gothic chapel to the site.
Nano Nagle Place is not only a heritage attraction and a beautiful sacred space, it also houses charities that continue Nano’s work. Indeed, education continues across the site – we are delighted to have Cork Centre for Architectural Education in our heritage lecture theatre.
Highlights from the Presentation Sisters Congregational Archives, 12pm to 4pm.
A unique opportunity to explore a selection of historical artefacts from the Collections that shine a light on the fascinating history of Nano Nagle and the Presentation Sisters.
Booking advised, but not essential on Nano Nagle Place Website
A talk by Genealogist David Ryan on 'Researching The South Parish in Irish Census Records' will take place at 3pm.
With the recent release of the 1926 Irish census, this talk will take a deep dive into the surviving Irish census records and how they can be used for finding your ancestors in the South Parish.
Booking essential. Click here for tickets.