• Then, if your monthly/yearly donation accumulates to between €250 and €1m in a calendar year, Glenstal Abbey can claim tax back through The Charitable Donation Scheme (Revenue.ie). Should you reach this threshold, with your permission, we will contact you to help us make this claim.

Continue our Journey – the next 100 years

The Barrington estate was entrusted to us in 1927. Since those early days, successive generations of monks, responding to the signs and needs of their time, have courageously built and developed, planned and visioned into the future. The life and work of this community has influenced across the fields of liturgy, hospitality and education, ecumenism, spirituality, the arts, music, literature, research, agriculture, forestry, and renewable energy. It has and continues to be a place of encounter, enrichment and peace for countless people. It is a place where people connect, a place where many of you find belonging and shared vision.

In this last 100 years, all that has been achieved is due in no small measure to the kindness, generosity and support of so many. For all that has been given and gifted, for the connections and relationships, all these blessings that we have received, the monastic community are profoundly grateful. For you, we give thanks to God.

Now as we turn towards the next 100 years, we ask you, friends and benefactors to continue the journey with us. We ask you to continue to believe in and support us. We live and minister in a changing world where monasteries were never more needed. People come here in great numbers, to engage both mind and senses in exploring the mystery of themselves and of God, to find rest, to reflect, and to renew their spirit. Many, unable to be physically present connect with us through the Web Cam, the Glenstal Abbey Newsletter and the Chronicle.

As we continue responding to the needs of our time, our estate also; the built and natural environment needs investment and upgrading. We need your help, as alone we cannot do this. From the monthly or yearly contribution for the day-to-day running of the Abbey and estate to the large project funding, you can help in many ways according to your means.

Donating –

• Regular Giving is a simple, efficient and committed way to donate. Setting up a monthly, or yearly transfer takes the hard work out of the process for you.
• One-off larger amounts will go to the Glenstal Development Fund. This fund allows us to budget and plan for capital projects. We have through the generosity of our donor now completed the 4 year restoration of the castle exterior. 2026/2027 will see strategic planning with regard to otheelements of the Abbey campus. We will be asking your support particularly in the areas of green energy, building upgrade and hospitality facilities, to name but a few.
• Tax Efficient Giving benefits us if your individual or company monthly/yearly donation amounts to between €250 and €1m in a calendar year, Glenstal Abbey can claim the tax back through The Charitable Donation Scheme (Revenue.ie). Should you reach this threshold, with your permission, we will contact you to help us make this claim.
• A Bequest in your Will or Trust is the most common, and simplest, way to support the monastery by naming Glenstal Abbey Trust as a beneficiary in your will or other estate planning documents. Bequests can be specified amounts, or part of or all of your estate after settlement of any obligations. Consultation with family members is important in this regard. Bequests to Glenstal Abbey generally are deductible for estate and gift tax purposes.

All and any support you are considering is most welcome. If you have questions or would like to discuss anything in more detail, please do contact our Bursar, Br Pádraig McIntyre, on 061-621000 or email bursar@glenstal.com.

With every blessing,

Abbot Columba McCann OSB

Glenstal Abbey Trust (Charity Name)

CHY4001 (Charity Registered Number)

Glenstal Abbey Murroe, County Limerick, V94 TK61 Ireland