Orla Treacy

Orla Treacy is an Irish Loreto sister who runs a boarding school in war torn South Sudan and she works for Women's education and prevent child marriages. Born in 1973 in Bray, County Wicklow,[1] she became an International Women of Courage Award recipient in 2019.[2][3]

Orla Treacy
Treacy speaking at the Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington, DC; 2019.
Born
Bray, County Wicklow
Republic of Ireland
EducationTeacher
Alma materMater Dei Institute of Education

In 2017 she was awarded The Hugh O’Flaherty International Humanitarian Award by the Mayor of Killarney.[4]

Orla was educated in Presentation Convent Tralee, Co. Kerry, then Loretto Convent in Bray completing her Leaving Cert in 1991. She went to Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin, and became a school teacher.[5] She taught in Presentation College Cork, Loreto Letterkenny, St Muredach's Ballina and Loreto Crumlin. At the age of 24 Orla decided to join the Loretto Sisters, and was based in Rathfarnham, Dublin, she was professed in 2005.

References
  1. Bracken, Simon (7 March 2019). "Irish nun honoured with award for courage in US". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "2019 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced Secretary of State Pompeo To Honor Awardees on March 7; Special Remarks by First Lady of the United States Melania Trump". US Department of State. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. Coyne, Ellen (8 March 2019). "US honours Irish sister for work in Sudan". The Times. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. Wicklow nun to receive the Hugh o flaherty Humanitarian award Archived 2019-08-08 at the Wayback Machine September, 2017, Wicklow News.
  5. Killarney mayor to honour Loreto Sister with humanitarian award Archived 2019-08-08 at the Wayback Machine by Killarney Advertiser, Aug 30, 2017.
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