‘It will be deeply sad’: Monks reflect on closure of Waterford monastery after almost ...
Mount Melleray Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in the foothills of the Knockmealdown mountains, now houses only six monks and ...
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Mount Melleray closure: 'This isn't the final goodbye, the monks hope to return'
The hope is they will come back here. All the monks want to come back. There is more than a chance that this will ...
A new chapter begins for the Cistercian monks, but some things haven’t changed
The regime at Our Lady of Silence will be removed from the austerities of La Trappe. The rules on diet, work and silence ...
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Mount Melleray Abbey to close after almost 200 years with a final Mass
Several pilgrims are expected to visit the site throughout the week, with the order saying that there have been many ...
Hundreds flock to historic Irish abbey for final Sunday mass ahead of ‘difficult ...
HUNDREDS of people flocked to a historic abbey yesterday ahead of a ‘difficult’ closure. Mount Melleray Abbey in Waterford, ...
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A Stunning & Dramatic Irish Island Once Inhabited by Monks
Over seven miles off the Irish coast, lie the sea crags of Skellig Michael, a breathtaking island once home to a community of reclusive monks. More recently, a different kind of hermit used it as ...
Irish TV chiefs ‘don’t want to touch’ The Monk doc & gang boss ‘expects ...
GANG boss Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is back in Lanzarote — and expects the allegations of money ­laundering against him to be ...
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‘Violent and callous crime’ – man gets life in prison for murder of 'Monk's' nephew ...
The mother of Gareth Hutch has told the Special Criminal Court that her son's murder in an ambush outside his home over eight ...