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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.
World famous Irish Abbey in major change as building bridges 400 year gap
19 Aug 2024
Don’t let this historic moment pass you by’ – Kylemore Abbey nuns move into brand new, purpose-built €10m monastery
19 Aug 2024
A New Chapter in a Timeless Story as the Benedictine Nuns Open a Monastery, Education, and Retreat Centre at Kylemore Abbey
22 Aug 2024
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…
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…
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…
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