Mount Melleray Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in the foothills of the Knockmealdown mountains, now houses only six monks and ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most ...

The closure comes almost two centuries after the abbey was founded in the 1830s by an Irish-born monk who returned to Ireland ...

As a boy in fourth class in Cork’s North Monastery school in the 1960s, a teacher posed a question to Theo Dorgan. The poet ...

Off the coast of County Kerry, two jagged islands rise out of the Atlantic Ocean – ruggedly beautiful with centuries of ...

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" The Biddy Boys is a tradition particularly associated with Kerry, but it's basically a group of young people dressing in ...

With the new St. Brigid's Day becoming a bank holiday in 2023, Ireland's other St. Patrick's Day is now sharing the spotlight ...

Every year, the county of Surrey attracts many visitors to explore and enjoy the picturesque countryside. For visitors ...

From Cork, after a day of heavy driving, it was time to stop at the town of Listowel. A bustling market-town of 4,000, Listowel is located on the north bank of the River Feale. According to tradition, ...

As a consequence of this quest the Irish became great missionaries. In 563 Colum Cille set sail from Derry to found a new monastery. Conall, 6th King of Dalriada, granted him Iona, a small island off ...