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St.Mary's Abbey, Glencairn - Cistercian Monastery Ireland

Who we are

St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn is the only Cistercian monastery for women in Ireland. Our monastery is located in the Blackwater Valley, about three miles upstream from Lismore, County Waterford.

At the heart of the monastic life is the search for God.  We seek God and follow Christ in a life of prayer and community, solitude and simplicity, work and hospitality.

We follow the Rule of St Benedict, an ancient source of monastic wisdom that continues to guide many people in search of an authentic spiritual path in today’s world.

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Our monastic day consists of a balance of: Prayer, Work and Lectio Divina

Our Community

Our community was founded in 1932 by Holy Cross Abbey, Stapehill, England with the support of the monks of Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford, Ireland.

The community quickly grew and in 1949 Glencairn founded the first Cistercian monastery for women in the United States; Mount Saint Mary’s Abbey, Wrentham, Massachussetts.

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News & Reflections

800th anniversary of Tracton Abbey

Sisters Fiachra and Kathleen were delighted to be amongst a group of Cistercians invited to participate in a wonderful Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Minane Bridge recently, to celebrate...

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Feast of St Francis

The Sister gardeners and decorators did us proud today in their assembly of a beautiful collage of home produce at the foot of the altar for our annual thanksgiving Mass....

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A Visit to Kylemore Abbey

On Saturday 31st of August, Sisters Denise, Beatrice and Laura made their way from Glencairn to Kylemore Abbey to attend a celebration for Religious hosted by the Benedictine nuns to...

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Mass & Prayer Times

From Sunday 23rd October 2022, the Abbey Church will be open to the public.  Please note: Sunday Eucharist will take place at 8:15am, please wear a mask at Mass in the Abbey church.

Sundays:

4:10am – Vigils

7:45am – Lauds

8:15am – Eucharist

10:00am – Terce

12:40pm – Sext

3:00pm – None

6:00pm – Vespers

6:30pm – Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

7:45pm – Compline

Weekdays:

4:10am – Vigils

7:45am – Lauds

8:15am – Eucharist

9:45am – Terce

12:40pm – Sext

2:45pm – None

6:00pm – Vespers

7:45pm – Compline

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