On Saturday, the Marie Reparatrice Convent in Summerhill South, Cork, held a solemn and impressive ceremony for the obsequies of Sister Ellen Slattery, also known as Mother Mary St. Gertrude. Mother Mary, who passed away on the 7th, had spent 33 years in religious life and was a beloved member of the convent for the past ten years. Originally from Kilcullane, County Limerick, Mother Mary was popular throughout her various posts in different convents.

The ceremony began with a Solemn Requiem High Mass led by Rev Father Daly and attended by several other clergy members. After the Mass, the funeral procession traveled to the burial grounds. The chief mourners included Mother Mary’s brothers, Denis and Patrick Slattery, her sisters, Mrs. O’Donohue and Mrs. Murnane, and her cousin, Miss Slattery.

Limerick Echo – Tuesday 16 December 1902