Kylemore Abbey signs deal with Notre Dame

The Benedictine Community at Kylemore Abbey in Co. Galway and the University of Notre Dame in the United States have formed a partnership to create a centre to advance their shared spiritual, cultural and educational missions.

The Abbess at Kylemore Abbey, Mother Maire Hickey said she was “delighted” that the university “has responded favourably to our invitation to join our community in advancing our educational and spiritual mission” and that she had “high hopes that this partnership will yield rich fruits for generations to come”.