New hostel provides a peaceful escape at Mount Melleray

New hostel provides a peaceful escape at Mount Melleray Guests Dean Quinn and Lizzie Connors eat lunch in the former guesthouse at Mount Melleray

While Mount Melleray Abbey may be empty after it was closed in January, a new hostel has breathed life into the 190 year old monastery. St Declan’s Way Hostel, settled beneath the Knockmealdown Mountains, along the holy path of St Declan, is a site for “the days between destinations,” catering to travellers who are looking…

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