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Irene McCormack was born in Kununoppin, in west Australia on the 21st of August, 1938. She was one of 6 children and lived on a wheat farm in North East Perth.
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On the 29th of January 1956, when Irene was 17 years old, she entered into the Sisters of St. Josephs.
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The 6th of January, 1957, she received vows as a novice intothe order.
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On the 6th of January, 1965, she takes her final vows.
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On the 4th of August 1969 she graduated from the university of Western Australia.
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From the day she graduated (the 4th of August) and the work as a teacher she completed before and after her graduation totaled to 30 years as a teacher mostly in country schools in West Australia.
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June the 26th, 1989, Irene went to care for people in Huasahuasi.
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On the 17th of December, 1989, she leaves due to warnings of the Shining Path but returned back in January the 14th.
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On May the 21st, 1991, Irene was shot in the head and it was reported that the person who killed her was a young girl.
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dedication to Irene McCormack
At 8pm, Irene was found guity for feeding the poor.