Agnes
"Sister Mary Ursula"
Kirby
Born in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of John O'Shaughnessy Kirby
and Catherine (Synan) Kirby
Sister of
Mary Jane Kirby, Michael Kirby, Catherine Kirby, John Kirby, Julia Kirby, Hanora Kirby, William Michael Kirby, Elizabeth Frances (Kirby) Hegarty and Pauline Kirby
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 30
in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Feb 2014
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Biography
Agnes was a Mercy Nun.
Agnes was born John Kirby and Catherine Lynan. On applying to join the convent she gave her birth as 1 January 1870, Her sister Kate Anne was born 9 July 1863 and had joined the convent in Ennis Ireland. Agnes was professed into the Sisters of Mercy in Singleton, NSW, Australia, in 1886, but it's likely she emigrated from Limerick, Ireland, with her older sister Kate Kirby on mission in 1881 (she would have been only 17, but it's not inconceivable). Agnes took the name Sister Mary Ursula.[1]
She worked in Singleton for her entire religious life and died of typhoid 27 Jan 1895.
Death
- Death: Y
- Date: 27 JAN 1895
- Place: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
- Age: 24-25
- Cause: Typhoid Fever
Ordination
- Ordination:
- Date: 22 OCT 1886
- Place: Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
- Age: 15-16
Religion
- Religion: Roman Catholic
Sources
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Rejected matches › Mary (Kirby) Maloney (1864-1935)
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