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A Century of Love and Legacy
A century and eight years of grace: Sister Colette Hickey, Ireland’s oldest woman and a beloved nun of the Good Shepherd Convent, passed away at 108, leaving behind a legacy of love, resilience, and quiet heroism. For 91 years, she nurtured souls at Edel House, a shelter she founded in 1972 that still thrives today, offering refuge to women and children. Remembered as a “diamond” and a second mother to countless lives, she was known for her tender affection—bouncing children on her knee, offering unwavering safety, and embodying unconditional care. Born in Waterford, she outlived ten Irish…
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