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Ballymahon native Sister Matilda Fagan, who celebrated her 100th birthday on August 8, 2023
Sister Matilda Fagan, a Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word, of San Antonio, Texas and native of county Longford, celebrated her 100th birthday recently.
Born August 8, 1923 in Ballymahon, Sister Matilda entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Dunmore, Co Galway in 1939 and travelled to the USA in 1946.
At Incarnate Word College, now University of the Incarnate Word, Sister Matilda received a BA degree in Education and English and afterwards held teaching positions in several elementary and High schools in Texas and Louisiana.
Upon receiving an MA degree in Library Science from Louisiana State University, Sister Matilda assumed the position of Librarian with emphasis on Teacher Education at Incarnate Word College, now (UIW), a position she held for thirty years.
During this time she participated in an Academic Exchange with personnel at Adelaide College of Advanced Education in Adelaide, South Australia.
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The following ten years were devoted to service in the Congregation’s Archives & Heritage department, after which, Sister Matilda fully retired to the Congregation’s Retirement Center in San Antonio.
Asked how she felt at the 100th birthday mark, Sister Matilda smiled and said, “I feel wonderful and grateful to God and my Congregation for all the blessings and opportunities I have experienced in my lifetime. I feel that I have accomplished all my life’s goals.”
Asked about the secret of her long and healthy life, Sister Matilda replied, “My long life has been greatly enhanced by the peaceful atmosphere of the religious lifestyle and the companionship and example of the Sisters, the observance of a healthy lifestyle with the advantages of a warm climate.”
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