St Brigid’s Girls’ Home opened in 1898 at Ryde and was operated by the Sisters of Mercy Parramatta Congregation. It housed girls aged 5 to 15 years. St Brigid’s Girls’ Home closed in 1978.
St Brigid’s Girls’ Home was opened, under the patronage of Cardinal Moran, on 17 June 1898.
Records of the Home are held by the Convent of Mercy Archives in Parramatta. Copies of records from 1929-1935 are held by the Catholic Children’s Homes Enquiry Service.
St Brigid’s Girls’ Home was mentioned in the Lost Innocents Report (2001) as an institution involved in the migration of children to Australia.
From
1898
To
1978
Alternative Names
St Brigid's Convent and Orphanage
St Brigid's Orphanage
1898 - 1978
St Brigid's Girls' Home was situated at Victoria Road, Ryde, New South Wales (Building Demolished)
