Abstract
Sister Catherine Walsh of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine recollects her early childhood growing up on a farm in County Mayo, Ireland. Before she made her religious vows, Sister Catherine immigrated to Ohio in order to work. After she made her vows, she taught special education at Parmadale and worked in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland. Sister Catherine then spent six years in El Salvador with the Cleveland Mission Team. After she returned to Ohio she helped establish the Akron Catholic Worker. Eventually, Sister Catherine returned to Cleveland’s Near West Side, where she continued to be an integral part of the community.
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Interviewee
Walsh, Sister Catherine (interviewee)
Interviewer
White, Bali (interviewer)
Project
Near West Side Housing Activism
Date
8-7-2024
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
67 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Sister Catherine Walsh interview, 07 August 2024" (2024). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 544013.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1338
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