- Glenstal Abbey
Glenstal Abbey is a
Benedictine monastery located inMurroe ,County Limerick . It is an all boys school. It is dedicated toSaint Joseph andSaint Columba . The current Abbot of the monastery is Fr. Christopher Dillon OSB. The Abbey is located in and beside Glenstal Castle, a Normanesque Castle built by the Barrington family.The picturesque grounds include lakes, forests and an old walled, terraced garden which features a "bible garden".
The monastery houses a secondary school in its grounds, home to over two hundred students, and a staff base of over fifty people
External links
* [http://www.glenstal.org/ Official Abbey Website]
* [http://www.glenstal.ie/ Official School Website]
* [http://www.theosony.com/ Theosony website]
* [http://www.stnicholascenter.org/stnic/images/glenstal-icon-sm.jpgAbbey Icon of St. Nicholas]
* [http://www.explore.ie/ireland/article.php?ID=11 Article on Glenstal Book of Icons]
* [http://www.dairyguesthouse.com/glenstal.htm Accommodation at Dairy Guest House near Glenstal Abbey]
* [http://www.maireid.com/ireland_album/images/glenstal.abbey.jpgGlenstal Abbey]
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