When I first entered religious life, letters would arrive at our Falls Road convent in Belfast, addressed to Phyllis Bishop. Who is Phyllis Bishop, I wondered? Is she on the run from the mob? I would muse to myself. Eventually, I worked out that she was in fact, the oldest sister in our community –…
An English nun and the saints of Ireland
From left to right - Sr Martina, Sr Elaine, Sr Marie Dolores
and Sr Magdalene in 2015. Photo: Martina Purdy.

Martina Purdy