The Abbey church is open to visitors. All of the daily offices can also be viewed live or recorded, on the Monastery Webcam.
Glenstal Abbey is an environment that is culturally and academically vibrant. All are welcome – monastic hospitality is open to whomever comes.
Our life is challenging and rewarding. It requires a loving heart, robust mental and physical health and an ability to live generously with others.
Explore the recent Chronicles, Homilies, posts and videos from members of the Monastic Community.
A place to remember and be remembered.
The Garden Cemetery is a peaceful and tranquil resting place, surrounded by beautiful woodland and lakes. Choosing a memorial space is an important decision and arranging in advance gives you peace of mind and shows thoughtfulness and a caring concern for your family.
Glenstal Abbey is home to a community of Benedictine monks in County Limerick, Ireland, and is a place of prayer, work, education and hospitality. The monastery sits alongside a popular guesthouse and a boarding school for boys, housed within a 19th century Normanesque castle amidst five hundred magnificent acres of farmland, forest, lakes and streams. more