RSVP journalist Shauna Bannon Ward's visit to Glencairn was to witness why young women are drawn to a cloistered life in ...
Remains uncovered at a monastic site in Co Offaly following Storm Éowyn last year have been carbon dated to the early Christian period.
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A monastery in the middle of the sea

Skellig Michael, Ireland, holds ancient stone ruins atop a steep sea cliff.
In the past 25 years, Irish tourism has faced a multiplicity of challenges: foot-and-mouth disease, 9/11, an ash cloud ...
These days walking through the gates of Old Leck in Letterkenny is like stepping back in time, in more ways than one.
The vocation to become a nun has been around in Ireland for over 1,500 years, but numbers are sharply dwindling. The average age of a nun is over 80, yet in a small monastery in Waterford, a ...
The pair of Islands off County Mayo offer white sand beaches, seal colonies, and ancient monastery ruins, accessible by boat ...
They are centuries-old beacons of light, but Ireland's lighthouses retain just as much power and potential today. Rachel ...
CONYERS—A sold-out crowd of hundreds attended the performance of the Georgia Boy Choir at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit. The immense concrete ...
Saturday's National Cup final victory was more about Ballincollig’s excellence than Tralee’s flaws. It was a showcase of the ...
The village is a popular destination for those looking to explore the countryside, and it is rich in history and culture with ...
The 12th century priory church survived the dissolution of the monasteries by acting as a parish church, before being ...