Nano Nagle: The Life and the Legacy

by Deirdre Raftery, Catriona Delaney, Catherine Nowlan-Roebuck

The first biographical study of Nano Nagle, the foundress of the Presentation order of nuns, that positions her within Irish social history, and assesses her vast international legacy. Nano The Life and the Legacy draws on archival materials from three continents, providing a compelling account of how one woman’s extraordinary life challenged social constraints and championed social justice and equality.

294 pages, Hardcover

Published October 22, 2018

Reviews

[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you’re interest in the history of the Presentation Sisters, this is the book for you! Extremely well researched (1/4 of the book is footnotes!), one learns how one woman created an order of nuns that spread worldwide during a time when women had little power and there were strict penal laws against Irish Catholics. I was hoping for a bit more biography of Nano herself, but there isn’t a lot of records / documents about Nano’s personal life. Tons of information about the start of the various convents worldwide.