Glenstal Abbey

Glenstal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located in Murroe, County Limerick. It is an all boys school. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and Saint 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]