Sister Mary Paul Mulquin

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Sister Mary Paul Mulquin (1842 – 10 February 1930) was an Irish-born nun and educator who lived in Australia. She was born Katherine Mulquin in Adare, Limerick, Ireland, to John Mulquin and his wife Catherine (née Sheehy). In 1863 she joined the Sisters of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary and took the name Sister Mary Paul Mulquin. In 1873 she travelled to Australia with six other nuns on the SS Great Britain, arriving in Melbourne on 21 December 1873. While on board, she kept a diary of her daily life. In Australia she helped found a Presentation Convent and College in St Kilda, Victoria. She retired in 1890. She died on 10 February 1930, aged about 88, and is buried in St Kilda Cemetery beside the other nuns who travelled with her.