However , George O'Donel's wife was a Catholic and he donated three acres of land on Barrack Hill to the Sisters of Mercy to build a convent in Newport .
The O'Donel family , who took over from the Medlycotts , were Protestant .
George O'Donel's wife was a Catholic and he donated three acres of land on Barrack Hill to the Sisters of Mercy to build a convent in Newport .
The O'Donel family , who took over from the Medlycotts , were Protestant .