Apr 29, 2014 · The nuns, known as the Irish Dames of Ypres, hung on for a few weeks as the town – and eventually their beloved abbey – was destroyed by shellfire.

From its origins in Brussels in 1598 to their arrival in Kylemore in 1920, as The Irish Dames of Ypres, our Benedictine community has lived “seeking God”, following the call of Jesus in the way laid out by St. Benedict of Nursia in his Rule for Monks written around.

Mar 20, 2018 · Over the next 250 years, the nuns in Ypres—who became affectionately known as the Irish Dames of Ypres—bore extraordinary witness to faith in the face of persecution, and also experienced firsthand some of the most turbulent events in European history.

The Benedictine Nuns welcome you to Kylemore Abbey, home to the Irish Dames of Ypres since 1920. In 1920 a group of Irish Benedictine nuns arrived at Kylemore Castle, Connemara, seeking a new home for their monastic life and mission after the …

Mar 6, 2016 · The Irish dames of Ypres : being a history of the Royal Irish Abbey of Ypres ... and some account of Irish Jacobitism, with a portrait of James II and Stuart letters hitherto unpublished by Nolan, Patrick, 1865-

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Aug 22, 2024 · The Benedictine community, then known as the "Irish Dames of Ypres," fled their original monastery in Ypres, Belgium, during World War I in 1914. After finding refuge in the heart of Connemara, they spent over a century fulfilling their mission of education, hospitality, and spiritual guidance.

May 15, 2020 · For one hundred years, Kylemore Abbey has been home to the Irish Benedictine nuns, whose monastery in Flanders was destroyed during the First World War. Known in continental Europe as the Irish...

May 17, 2020 · The Irish dames of Ypres: being a history of the Royal Irish Abbey of Ypres ... and some account of Irish Jacobitism, with a portrait of James II and Stuart letters hitherto unpublished 1908, Browne and Nolan

The dramatic story of the Irish Benedictine nuns of Ypres and their escape from Belgium and France at the height of World War One to Ireland where they went on to establish Kylemore Abbey.