Our History
Ireland was the first Country to which Bon Secours spread from France followed by:
- Great Britain
- U.S.A.
- South America
- South Africa.
1861 four Sisters arrived in Dublin.
1867 four Sisters arrived in Cork and from there in 1879 four Sisters came to Tralee.
The names of these Sisters were - Sr.Marine, Sr.Hillary, Sr. Catherine and Sr. Ferdinand. They were provided with a house in Denny Street by a grateful benefactor named Lady Donovan.
1882 The Convent on Strand Street was opened.
1889 The Convent was extended.
1902 – 1937 The Sisters cared for the sick in the town’s Infirmary as well as in their homes.
1937 - 1987 Bon Secours ran Edenburn first as a unit for patients suffering from Tuberculosis (T. B.) and later as a home for the elderly.
1921 The purchase of Property adjacent to the Convent.
1922 Bon Secours Nursing Home/Hospital was opened.
Renovation, expansion and modernization have continued on this building and site since then.
