The monastic ruins are the largest in the country and date back to 1132, when 32 monks left St Mary's Abbey in York to set up a new community. The abbey was dissolved in 1539 by K ...

Two years ago I spent a week wandering Montenegro’s mountainous hinterland. Quite simply, it was spectacular. That’s the thing about Europe: for all the popular resorts along the Mediterranean ...

If you’re looking to dramatically change a room but don’t want to spend a lot of money, time, or even be especially committed to the results, consider removable wallpaper — specifically the ...

The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise will hold a dawn Mass in Clonmacnoise Monastery at 6am on Easter Sunday morning. The dawn mass in Tullamore also takes place at 6am at the site of the original ...

Others, like the Hanging Temple in China and Sumela Monastery in Turkey, virtually hover in midair, carefully balanced on the faces of steep, rocky cliffs. From the Buddhist traditions of Asia to ...

Mr. Seán Canney,T.D., Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief has congratulated the seven heritage sites, including Clonmacnoise, on winning their CIE Tours ...

“We are financially quite stable, but monks are at the heart of a monastery – they are what gives a monastery meaning and without them it loses its meaning,” he says. The Cistercians voted ...