Catherine McAuley was born in Ireland in 1778. She was only 5 years old when her father passed away. She had 2 siblings, one brother and a sister. Her brother and sister were Protestants, Catherine McAuley was Catholic like her father. She was in her teens when her mother died with very a high fever. After that she went to live with her friend and family, the Callaghans, in Dublin. She still used to follow in her father's Catholic faith.
She provided the poor with clothes, food and water. She helped the poor women get jobs to earn money for them selves. One day Catherine McAuley travelled to France to learn how to teach larger classes. She taught kids on the street the best education they can get. Once Mr Callaghan died he gave Catherine McAuley 650 thousand pounds, and not her daughter, because she was saying things about Catherine McAuley. Now a days it is probably around worth €5 million pounds.
Catherine McAuley used that money to buy a house for the poor people to stay in. Catherine McAuley built the house on a Baggot street where the rich people used to stay, so that it was visible to them. Then she started the hunt to look for the Sisters of Mercy. The Sisters of Mercy were Catherine McAuley, Mary Elizabeth and Mary Ann Doyle. The rich saw how they were helping the poor so they made donations towards the Sisters of Mercy for better materials. They worked together to help the poor. They taught them how to knit and stitch.
All the poor people had a wonderful education thanks to the Mercy Sisters.
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