A few weeks later she returned to Ireland, and only the stringent laws then in force against Catholic educational activity prevented her from consecrating herself at once to the Christian training of Irish children, who were growing up in ignorance of their Faith. Presentation Sisters Contact information. | 1:08. (LogOut/ [2] She quietly began teaching Irish children in the trading port of Cork City, and her reputation spread widely. This group formed a union with the Geraldton Congregation in 1969. [16] The motherhouse was established adjacent to the Basilica of St. John the Baptist. In 2002, the North American Conference included eight communities, and changed its name to CPS. The secular system followed was the "National", superseded, in many cases, by the "Intermediate", both of which ensured a sound education in English; to these were added domestic economy, Latin, Irish, French, and German. [1], Honora (Nano) Nagle (17181784) was born in Ballygriffin, Cork, Ireland. This post in brief. 1500 North Second Street This new congregation was established by papal decree on 19 July 1976. The first of a new wave of foundations from Ireland in the USA began in Texas (San Antonio, 1952), followed by foundations in the Philippines (1960), South America (Chile, 1982; Ecuador, 1983; Peru, 1993); Slovakia (1992); and Thailand (1999). Founded by Nano Nagle in Cork, Ireland in 1775, the Presentation Sisters are a vowed faith community who share the mission of Jesus. For the congregation of French, Broons origin, see, International Presentation Association (IPA), Conference of Presentation Sisters of North America (CPS), Union of Presentation Sisters (U.S. //