South Presentation Convent, Cork

The South Presentation Convent is framed between Abbey St., Douglas St., Evergreen St. and Nicholas St. The site is truly historic in a sense that here Nano Nagle opened her schools for educating the poor in the late 18th century. Her grave is found behind the chapel in the Nun’s graveyard. The oldest building on the site dates back to 1771. Rather modest in appearance, yet much extended, it was built by Nano Nagle for the Ursuline order. It stands in the middle of the present convent, and features a number of original spaces, including Nano Nagle’s Parlour on the ground floor and the former chapel above. The Heritage Room, surveying the garden, is part of a structure built in 1780 for the Ursulines; it has various artefacts and memorabilia on display.