-
Birthday
Edmund Rice was born in 1762 at Callon, County Kilkenny as the 4th son of 9. The people of Ireland were harshly ruled at that time by the British, who believed that if the Irish were uneducated, they would be easier to rule. -
Work with his uncle
Edmund began an apprenticeship with his uncle. Michael Rice, who owned a very successful merchant trading business in Waterford city. Waterford was the second busiest shipping port in the world at the time. -
Michael Died
Michael Died and then passed the business onto Edmund Rice -
Married
In 1787 Edmund married the young daughter of a Waterford tanner, Mary Elliott. The marriage was short due to Mary’s untimely death in 1789. The baby she was carrying was saved and was christened,. Edmund invited his spinster step sister, Joan to be the housekeeper for him and to share the parenting of his daughter Mary. -
Wife Died
Mary died and Edmund named there daughter after her. -
School
Edmund Rice and 2 others formed a community in room over a stable school in Waterford, Ireland. -
opened first school
Edmund Rice opened his first school and monastery, Mount Sion, in Waterford, Ireland -
Edmund Rice Died
Suffering from painful arthritis. Besides physical pain he suffered a lot from misunderstandings. Edmund spent the last two years confined to his room suffering from periods of memory loss. In his lucid moments he loved to read the Bible and prayer remained central to his life.
