convent chapel of Sion Hill proceeding her absolution on 13 August 1897. The chapel was adorned with drapery, her remains enclosed in an oaken coffin. Her grave was covered with wreaths sent by friends and pupils. In memory of MacCarthy's death, Reverend Matthew Russell submitted a poem to The Irish Monthly entitled "When one within thy convent home would die". Published works A Rebukes for mourning the death of a dear child "Ah, cruel Reaper of the Flowers!", 1873. My Three: "Oh lovely blossoms of a fruitful tree", 1875. A Eucharistic Thought: "How do we treat the Prisoner of our shrine", 1875. The homeless one: "The long bright eastern day is done", 1876. St. John, the evangelist: "O John, thy Master's dearest earthly friend", 1877. Make sure of prayer: "Art thou still young and dost thou glance along", 1877. The dead: "How many gaily sing and lightly smile", 1878. Lyra Hibernica Sacra, Belfast, 1878. A convent elegy: "The young birds trill their sweetest tune", 1880. St. Augustine and St. Monica at Ostia: "See the rich glory of the setting sun", 1881. On Cardinal Newman's 80th Birthday: "Thus would I have him to remain" was said, 1881. Her first anniversary: "In days and weeks that somehow passed", 1883. In Memoriam Sister Mary Rose, O.S.D. (Emily Dillon Brady): "Eternal rest and endless light", 1884. The island of saints and scholars: "The Irish land, the Irish land", 1885. A Saint Among Sinners: Sketch of the Life of St. Emmelia, Mother of St. Basil the Great, Dublin, 1885. A Birthday Book of the Dead, Dublin, 1886. O Thou who has made me, have mercy on me: "There are times, bitter times, full of doubt and despair", 1886. A shamrock of sonnets beginning "Sweet sister, playmate of my earlier years", 1892. Domine ut videam!: "Apart into a desert place", 1893. Pilgrimages: "I often think when pious pilgrims tell", 1893. Three roundels: "We little know when friends are gay", 1895. United still by prayer: "The first place vacant in our home below", 1898. Songs of Sion, Dublin, 1898. Life of Blessed Emily Bicchieri, O.S.D.'', Dublin, 1902. Mother and Child: "The little Infant Jesus, how beautiful is He" 1903. References Further reading Grenham, John, pp 135, Clans and families of Ireland, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 1993, 1849 births 1897 deaths 19th-century Irish nuns Irish Catholic poets Irish women poets 19th-century Irish poets 19th-century Irish women writers 19th-century