Death of Sr Mairead Butterly

THE death has taken place of Sister Mairead Butterly, MMM (pictured).

Sister Mairead was born in Dublin in 1946. After joining MMM she trained as a social worker. She helped to found Community Services in Drogheda and worked there for 2 years. In 1972 Mairead was assigned to Kenya and for 3 years she was co-ordinator of women’s development in Eldoret Diocese.

This was followed by 2 years in social work in the IMTH in Drogheda and in mission awareness.

After obtaining a Master’s in Community Health, Mairead did primary health care work in Nigeria. She later trained in Communication Arts and directed the MMM Social Communications Department from 1981 to 1988 and served for 4 years in the CMRS Communications Office in Ireland. In 1993 she was assigned to Malawi, where she was Executive Secretary for the Association of Women Religious. From 1996 to 2001 she worked for the Diocese of Brentwood in England in refugee development.

Mairead returned to Ireland in 2001 and was involved in administration in St. Francis’ Hospice in Dublin for 6 years. Health issues necessitated ongoing nursing care and she moved to Aras Mhuire. She died there peacefully on 22 October 2017.