The Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood operated the Beaufort facility for people with special needs until 2005. However, they retained ownership of 110 acres of land that was also given to them by the Doyle family in the 1960s.
Local election candidate Donie Rua O’Sullivan has fund-raised for St Mary of the Angels. Jack Fitzpatrick’s son Bernard lives in St Mary of the Angels.
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