abbeys dublin

St. Mary's Abbey is one of Dublin's best kept secrets. Once the wealthiest Cistercian Abbey in Ireland, today it is unrecognisable. Two rooms remain - the Chapter House and the Slype. The Abbey, founded in 1139, played a large role in the affairs of the state until its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1539. It was the Chapter House that 'Silken' Thomas Fitzgerald started his unsuccessful rebellion in 1534.

Today it contains a fascinating exhibition put together by Duchas The Heritage Ser...

Loreto Abbey is the headquarters of the Loreto order of nuns in Ireland. It was here, in 1928, that a young Albanian novice, Agnes Bejaxhiu, came to learn English.
She left after a year to teach in a Loreto School in Calcutta, later becomng famous the world over as Mother Teresa. Email address is contactus@loreto.ie...