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Sister Genevieve Featured in Irish Examiner Article
4 Apr 2026
Sister Genevieve might well be the Catholic Church’s answer to Willy Wonka.
Kylemore Monastery Included in List of 10 Peaceful Stays
5 Jan 2026
From frugal retreats to luxury escapes, convents and monasteries offer unique sanctuaries near and far …
Presentation Sisters historic visit to Kylemore Abbey
22 Dec 2025
At the invitation of the Abbess and Benedictine community, some twenty Presentation Sisters from different parts of Ireland were hosted for a very special weekend in Kylemore Abbey in Connemara from November 13 to 16, 2025.
Kylemore Employee Celebrated by Benedictine Sisters for 50 Years of Service
24 Jul 2025
Friday’s celebration served as a touching tribute to the man who, for five decades, has gone above and beyond in quiet service — always obliging, always diligent.
As Pope Francis battled against ill health this week, the Catholic community in Ireland lost two great leaders
25 Mar 2025
As the eyes of the world lay on Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis was seriously ill last week, two significant Irish religious figures slipped quietly away to their eternal reward. Bishop emeritus Willie Walsh of Killaloe died in his own home, while Sr Máire Hickey, Abbess Emeritus of Kylemore, died in the loving…
Kylemore sees the Blessing of its twentieth Abbess
7 Nov 2024
This week Kylemore Abbey saw the Blessing of its twentieth Abbess, Mother Karol O’Connell OSB. Elected to the role on September 25, Mother Karol was blessed by The Archbishop of Tuam, His Grace, Francis Duffy, as part of Mass in the Monastic Church in the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception. Kylemore’s Benedictine Community were joined…
Mother Karol ‘full of hope for the future’
6 Nov 2024
A Cork woman has become the 20th abbess to be blessed at Kylemore Abbey in Galway this week. Elected to the role on 25 September, the Archbishop of Tuam, His Grace Francis Duffy, blessed Mother Karol O’Connell OSB as part of mass in the Monastic Church in the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception at Kylemore…
New 10-million-euro convent for Benedictine ‘Irish Dames of Ypres’ baulks secular trends
10 Sep 2024
The recent opening of a new home for the Benedictine nuns at Kylemore in the remote west of Ireland, offers a rare instance of hope for those saddened at the general trend of convent closures that has been a feature for decades in Ireland. Kylemore Abbey, located in Connemara on the so-called Wild Atlantic Way…
The Benedictine nuns are about to open the doors on a new, purpose-built monastery
19 Aug 2024
On August 17th, Archbishop Francis Duffy, Archbishop of Tuam, will formally open and bless the new monastery. Originally, plans were in place to have the monastery completed by December 3rd, 2020, by way of celebrating the Benedictine community’s centenary at Kylemore Abbey.