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Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 452 Send Message	Megs Dicky Island	Report	12 Sep 2008 18:35
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 452 Send Message	I am trying to find a relative who was a nun, are there any records out there that may help me. Thanks Meg
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 201 Send Message	Grandma6	Report	12 Sep 2008 18:52
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 201 Send Message	Do you know which Order she was a member of,it might help.
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 452 Send Message	Megs Dicky Island	Report	12 Sep 2008 18:58
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 452 Send Message	Hi Nana I have very little information on her, only her name Lillie McDonough, and that she was possibly born in Ireland. She is the sister of my G Grandfather he was born 1876. Sorry what does Order mean?
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 19,506 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	12 Sep 2008 19:30
	Hi, if you google orders/nuns you will get a good idea of how many 'orders' there are. Carmelite, Benedictine, Poor Clares etc. Quite a complex thing really. There are varying orders for monks too. I think if you could discover the area where she was born, you might be able to discover if there was a convent in the area. Hope this helps.
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