RIP: Outpouring of sadness following death of Longford nun who worked for many years in Pakistan and America

It's with great sadness and regret that we record the death of Sr Briege Reynolds which occurred suddenly on Thursday, April 17 last in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. 

Sr Briege was daughter of the late Paddy and Kathleen (McNamara) Reynolds of Graffoge, Granard and she was a member of the Presentation Order of Portadown. 

Born in 1947 she was christened Brigid Reynolds in St Mary's Church, Granard and her godparents were her neighbours and friends Margaret McNerney and Pat Duffy. 

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Brigid and her siblings attended Clonbroney National school and later she was a pupil in Cnoc Mhuire secondary school in Granard. 

Following her Leaving Cert the young Brigid Reynolds joined the Presentation Sisters in Bailieborough, Co Cavan. 

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The Presentation Order had been in Granard for sometime previous to moving to Portadown and four young ladies from the surrounding area joined the Convent, Sr Christine O’Reilly, Mullahoran; Sr Marie Therese Fagan Leitrim, Coolarty; Sr Roberta Kilbride, Cartron, Granard and Sr Briege Reynolds, Graffoge; and all four served in Pakistan for most of their lives.

The late Sr Briege worked in Pakistan for a total of thirty five years after which she spent some time in America before moving back to Ireland and to her native county where she worked as Chaplin in Moyne Community School for a short time before moving to Enniskillen where on April 17 last she passed to her eternal reward suddenly and peacefully. 

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Sr Briege was predeceased by her siblings Patrick, John, Bernie Charlie and Terry and she is survived by her sisters Sr Kathleen, Rose Reynolds and Mary Corcoran, Ballymore and her brothers Peter and Pat to whom we offer our sincere sympathy at this sad time. 

Sr Briege's remains reposed in Portadown on Tuesday evening and on Wednesday morning she made her final journey home to her native Graffoge and Parish of Granard where her funeral Mass was celebrated by Fr Simon Cadam and she was laid to rest in Granardkille new cemetery. 

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May she rest in peace and may she be kindly rewarded for all her good deeds. 

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