Teresa Ball and Loreto education
Convents and the colonial world, 1794-1875
Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a
pioneer of girls’ education when she returned to Ireland,
opening Loreto Abbey convent and boarding school in 1822.
The Dublin convent quickly attracted the daughters of the
Irish elite,...Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a
pioneer of girls’ education when she returned to Ireland,
opening Loreto Abbey...
Author/Editor: Deirdre Raftery