Where We Are - Salesian Sisters

There are 13 houses of the Salesian Sisters in Ireland, 6 in Dublin and 7 in Limerick

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Kilmacud

The house in 203 Lower Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin was established in 1987 and operates as the Provincial House of the Province. It is also a house of hospitality and is a very welcoming place forSisters from other parts of Ireland. The Sisters there are also involved in the parish - on the parish team and in outreach work.

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Hazelwood

The house in 28 Hazelwood Crescent, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 was purchased in 2006 and since then the Sisters there have become inserted in the parish and involved in various ministries in the local area, in the local and neighbouring school

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Finglas

Since its establishment in 1990, No.36 Glenties Park, Finglas, Dublin the Sisters have been very much part of the parish community, working on the parish team, in the school and in various other groups.

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Dún Íde

Dún Íde house on Lower Shelbourne Road, Limerick, opened in 1973 to provide accomodation at a time when schools were being extended upwards and outwards and the number of sisters was also increasing.The house was dedicated to St. Ita, a Limerick saint. While in the early years the majority of the sisters were involved in school ministries, today there are a wide variety of ministries.

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Clonile

Annecy, the house at 14 Clonile, Old Cratloe Road in Limerick was set up in 2006 to accomodate Sisters from Caherdavin when it was set up as a House of Care and Prayer. The Sisters there have become good friends with the people of the local area, especially the young people and are involved in various ministries.

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Cill Leala

The house of Cill Leala, Thomondgate, Limerick (originally known as The Villa) was purchased in 1990 along with St. Martins Centre, a project for early school leavers and for disadvantaged young people who were seeking a trade. Cill Leala housed the Sisters who were working in the Centre as well as others who worked in the parish, in St. Munchin's Family Resource Centre and in St. Nessan's Community College.The Centre closed in 2004 but has been replaced by another vibrant project for young people - Limerick Learning Hub. At present there are four Sisters in the community: Teresa is on the parish council and helps out in lots of ways in the parish, Mary Carmel and Nora work as art therapists with needy young people, Noelle has gone to spend some time working with the very poor in a shanty town near Johannesburg in South Africa.

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Caherdavin

The house in Caherdavin on the northside of Limerick was opened in 1976 to accomodate the Sisters who were teaching in the girls primary school there. As the number of teaching Sisters declined the house was refurbished to become a House of Care and Prayer - where there is special care and support for Sisters in their latter years. Don Bosco Centre attached to the house is used for various groups including young people and prayer groups.

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Bracken

The house at 34, Bracken Crescent on the North Circular Road, Limerick was purchased in 1993 to accomodate some of the Sisters who were teaching in the Fernbank schools. From the beginning this community was very much inserted into the local area and today it continues to serve this locality in many ways.

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38 Morehampton

Our house at number 38 Morehampton Rd in Dublin was opened in 1963. At present three sisters form the community there. They are involved in a variety of ministries including responding to requests for prayer,outreach and support for primary schools through the Association of Primary Teaching Sisters.

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40 Morehampton Road

The Salesian Sisters first came to 38/40 Morehampton Road in 1963. Over the years the ministry of these houses included a university hostel and also the province noviciate. The Sisters there are involved in various ministries - parish ministry, ecology work and a youth retreat facilitation project.

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Westbury

Our house at 3, Oakton Road, Westbury, Corbally, Limerick was opened in 2005 following an invitation to have the Salesian Sisters in the parish. The three sisters who form the community are very much involved in all aspects of parish life.

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Bawnogue

The Salesian Sisters moved into 93/95 Ashwood Road, Bawnogue, Clondalkin in 1978 when the estate was being built and the new parish of Bawnogue was in its infancy. The main work at the beginning was teaching in both the Junior school (Scoil Nano Nagle) and Senior school (Scoil Talbot) in the parish as well as running youth clubs for the many young people. Since then the work has grown and expanded.

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