A Rosary From Margaret/Sr. Mary Bernadine Daley

My dear cousin sent me a few heirlooms that she had gotten from her mother, my aunt: Eileen Therese Doyle Barbarisi.  This one is a particularly special treasure. It is a 15-decade rosary that belonged to an older sister of our Grandma Doyle. This sister, Margaret Daley, became a nun at a very young age, and then died not long after at the age of 17!

We didn't have the precise details, so Andrea and I had to go back and forth with some details we could pull together and solved the puzzle ...

A 15-Decade Rosary the Belonged to a Great Aunt: Sr. Mary Bernadine Daley
Born: Margaret Daley; 1887
Died: Sr. Mary Bernadine, Sister of Mercy; 1904; Corning, NY
Parents: Daniel Patrick Daley & Anna Jane Moore Daley

Some of our back-and-forth messages to figure out who exactly this rosary belonged to:

Andrea had the rosary blessed before sending it to me. 😇

A write-up on the funeral of Sr. Mary Bernadine (copied by my Grandmother and her namesake: Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle):

Here's another piece of interesting information - these pictures are of a hand-crafted desk once used by Sr. Mary Bernadine. My cousin Matt Judge (son of Elizabeth Doyle Judge) holds this gem!

The pretty lady holding the baby is my and Andrea's grandmother, Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle. She was born in 1907 ... just three years after the passing of her oldest sister Margaret/Sr. Mary Bernadine. Grandma Doyle was named after this sister who she only heard stories about, and never met. But, perhaps up in heaven they are best friends and keep a close eye on the family members still here on earth ...

Unfortunately, I have no photos of Margaret/Sr. Mary Bernadine ... but here are a few more of her sister/our grandmother named after her ...

Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle
A Grandmother to Andrea & Me (and MANY others!)
The youngest sibling of Sr. Mary Bernadine - the owner of the rosary!

Another photo of Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle
The baby sister of Margaret/Sr. Mary Bernadine Daley - Sister of Mercy

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