161:
148:. Taaffe ran her husband's estate and was a generous benefactor to the local widows and orphans especially in the period after a minor famine in 1879. Her popularity helped keep tensions reduced during the land wars in the 1880s. Taaffe had a shrine including a stained glass window in honour of St Joseph erected in the local church of St Catherine's, Ballapousta near
198:
events. Her work in establishing the society with Fr Browne and Fr
Darlington, the first editors of the magazine, were so successful that the organisation expanded from being able to fund the education of the original 2 men to 36 men by 1923 and had over 100,000 members by 1997 and funded 711 young men.
197:
In 1895 she arranged for the publication of an Irish edition of the association's magazine and created what went on to become St Joseph's Young
Priests Society. They educated young Irish men who wanted to become priests in Asia. Taaffe ensured support of the organisation with successful fund raising
116:
to John Joseph Blake and
Elizabeth Bodkin. She was born with a twin brother who did not survive. Her father and mother both came from well to do Catholic families. However shortly after her birth her mother died. She and her sister were raised by two aunts and their grandmother and moved between the
31:
181:
but she had no intention of becoming a nun. She still had a certain income of her own and used it to move to Dublin. Having spent years involved in charity work, Taaffe focused on it now. From 1867 she had been a friend of Canon
176:
in an attempt to help him. Because the lands of her husband were entailed his nephew was the new heir to the estates and Taaffe was left homeless and with a limited income. Initially she moved into the
Presentation convent in
293:
183:
390:
227:
194:. After becoming a widow Taaffe became the administrator and secretary of the Irish branch. She mostly lived in Dublin after that.
201:
Taaffe died on 3 May 1918. She is buried with her husband and son at the graveyard at St
Catherine's church, Ballapousta, Ardee.
97:
160:
121:, living occasionally with cousins. Taaffe was educated at home by French governesses and finished her education in
327:
361:"Olivia Mary Taaffe, 1832-1918 : foundress of St. Joseph's Young Priests Society : Gaughan, J. Anthony"
431:
168:
Her husband always suffered with ill health and died in 1890. Her only son, George Robert, died of
258:
164:
St
Catherine's church was built in 1831 and contained Taaffe's gifts and eventually her grave
426:
421:
126:
8:
113:
436:
360:
391:"MASS TO HONOUR OLIVIA MARY TAAFFE – FOUNDER OF ST JOSEPH'S YOUNG PRIESTS SOCIETY"
141:
137:
415:
169:
145:
173:
108:
Taaffe was born Olivia Mary Blake on 24 June 1832 in Annagh House, near
187:
186:. He had established an archconfraternity and shrine for St. Joseph at
130:
144:. They toured Europe for their honeymoon and had an audience with
125:. Her sister went on to become a teacher, Sr Mary Ignatius of the
30:
191:
118:
178:
149:
122:
385:
383:
381:
222:
220:
218:
216:
214:
109:
378:
211:
253:
251:
249:
247:
287:
285:
283:
281:
279:
244:
136:On 29 May 1867 she married John Joseph Taaffe of
413:
321:
319:
317:
315:
313:
276:
96:(24 June 1832 – 3 May 1918) was the founder of
355:
353:
351:
349:
347:
310:
16:Founder of St Joseph's Young Priests Society
344:
29:
325:
204:
159:
294:"Archbishop honours Olivia Mary Taaffe"
291:
414:
172:in 1894 after his mother took him to
140:Co. Louth in St. Michael's Church,
13:
14:
448:
326:Mullarkey, Jarlath (2018-02-05).
259:"Olivia Mary Taaffe and Smarmore"
98:St Joseph's Young Priests Society
117:family homes in the country and
228:"Dictionary of Irish Biography"
1:
155:
103:
7:
10:
453:
232:Cambridge University Press
87:Founding religious charity
81:
73:
53:
37:
28:
21:
332:Milltown Heritage Group
292:Unknown (2018-06-02).
205:References and sources
165:
48:Ballyglunin, Co Galway
432:Irish Roman Catholics
395:Archdiocese of Armagh
163:
328:"Olivia Mary Taaffe"
127:Presentation Sisters
166:
91:
90:
42:Olivia Mary Blake
444:
406:
405:
403:
402:
387:
376:
375:
373:
372:
365:Internet Archive
357:
342:
341:
339:
338:
323:
308:
307:
305:
304:
289:
274:
273:
271:
270:
255:
242:
241:
239:
238:
224:
84:
64:
62:
33:
19:
18:
452:
451:
447:
446:
445:
443:
442:
441:
412:
411:
410:
409:
400:
398:
389:
388:
379:
370:
368:
359:
358:
345:
336:
334:
324:
311:
302:
300:
290:
277:
268:
266:
257:
256:
245:
236:
234:
226:
225:
212:
207:
184:Joseph Léon Roy
158:
138:Smarmore Castle
106:
82:
69:
66:
60:
58:
49:
46:
44:
43:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
450:
440:
439:
434:
429:
424:
408:
407:
377:
343:
309:
298:Independent.ie
275:
263:Irish Identity
243:
209:
208:
206:
203:
157:
154:
112:, Co. Galway,
105:
102:
94:Olivia Taaffe
89:
88:
85:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
67:
65:(aged 85)
55:
51:
50:
47:
41:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
449:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
417:
396:
392:
386:
384:
382:
366:
362:
356:
354:
352:
350:
348:
333:
329:
322:
320:
318:
316:
314:
299:
295:
288:
286:
284:
282:
280:
264:
260:
254:
252:
250:
248:
233:
229:
223:
221:
219:
217:
215:
210:
202:
199:
195:
193:
189:
185:
180:
175:
171:
162:
153:
151:
147:
143:
142:Dún Laoghaire
139:
134:
132:
128:
124:
120:
115:
111:
101:
99:
95:
86:
80:
76:
72:
56:
52:
40:
36:
32:
27:
23:Olivia Taaffe
20:
399:. Retrieved
397:. 2016-09-01
394:
369:. Retrieved
367:. 2016-10-23
364:
335:. Retrieved
331:
301:. Retrieved
297:
267:. Retrieved
265:. 1918-05-03
262:
235:. Retrieved
231:
200:
196:
170:tuberculosis
167:
146:Pope Pius IX
135:
107:
93:
92:
83:Notable work
45:24 June 1832
427:1918 deaths
422:1832 births
174:Switzerland
74:Nationality
416:Categories
401:2018-11-10
371:2018-11-10
337:2018-11-10
303:2018-11-10
269:2018-11-10
237:2018-11-10
188:Maranville
156:Later life
104:Early life
61:1918-05-04
57:3 May 1918
437:Founders
131:Midleton
114:Ireland
59: (
192:France
119:Dublin
68:Dublin
179:Lucan
150:Ardee
123:Paris
77:Irish
110:Tuam
54:Died
38:Born
129:in
418::
393:.
380:^
363:.
346:^
330:.
312:^
296:.
278:^
261:.
246:^
230:.
213:^
190:,
152:.
133:.
100:.
404:.
374:.
340:.
306:.
272:.
240:.
63:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
