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Born Ellen Mahony, in Cork in 1811 her father Martin Mahony ran a successful wool milling business to Cork,<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irishwoman-s-diary-1.1171809 An Irishwomans Diary] Irish Times, 31 December 2004.</ref> |
Born Ellen Mahony, in Cork in 1811 her father Martin Mahony ran a successful wool milling business to Cork,<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irishwoman-s-diary-1.1171809 An Irishwomans Diary] Irish Times, 31 December 2004.</ref> |
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Ellen was married in 1830 and widowed quite young, just before the birth of her only son, Thomas.<ref>Maria Luddy: Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland. Cambridge University Press, 1995, p. 37, {{ISBN|9780521483612}}</ref> |
Ellen was married in 1830 and widowed quite young, just before the birth of her only son, Thomas.<ref>Maria Luddy: Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland. Cambridge University Press, 1995, p. 37, {{ISBN|9780521483612}}</ref> |
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Ellen Woodlock, a sister of [[Francis Sylvester Mahony]] and was the sister in law of Rev. Dr. [[Bartholomew Woodlock]], who was President of [[All Hallows College]] and Rector of the |
Ellen Woodlock, a sister of [[Francis Sylvester Mahony]] and was the sister in law of Rev. Dr. [[Bartholomew Woodlock]], who was President of [[All Hallows College]] and Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland. |
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She intended joining a religious community in France but after spending a few years in that country (with her son in a nearby school) returned to Cork and then moved to Dublin. In Drumcondra, Dublin she met [[Sarah Atkinson]] with whom she worked on many initiatives.<ref>{{cite journal | jstor=20501317| title=Mrs. Ellen Woodlock, an admirable Irishwoman of the last century | author=Russell, Matthew | journal=The Irish Monthly | year=1908 | volume=36 | issue=417 | pages=171–176}}</ref> |
She intended joining a religious community in France but after spending a few years in that country (with her son in a nearby school) returned to Cork and then moved to Dublin. In Drumcondra, Dublin she met [[Sarah Atkinson]] with whom she worked on many initiatives.<ref>{{cite journal | jstor=20501317| title=Mrs. Ellen Woodlock, an admirable Irishwoman of the last century | author=Russell, Matthew | journal=The Irish Monthly | year=1908 | volume=36 | issue=417 | pages=171–176}}</ref> |
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She helped establish St. Joseph's Institution in Dublin in 1855. Along with her daughter in law and Sarah Atkinson she established the [[Temple Street Children's University Hospital|Children's Hospital]] at 9 Buckingham Street in 1872, which later moved to Temple Street, which she visited every day.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
She helped establish St. Joseph's Institution in Dublin in 1855. Along with her daughter in law and Sarah Atkinson she established the [[Temple Street Children's University Hospital|Children's Hospital]] at 9 Buckingham Street in 1872, which later moved to Temple Street, which she visited every day.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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