Farewell to Mount Melleray: lamenting the closure of a Cistercian monastery

Mount Melleray Abbey in Co Waterford, Ireland, closed its doors at the end of January – after nearly 200 years of service. It cannot have been an easy decision for the Cistercian order; the remaining monks are set to go to Roscrea, to join forces with their Trappist brethren there.  I first went to Mount The post Farewell to Mount Melleray: lamenting the closure of a Cistercian monastery first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post Farewell to Mount Melleray: lamenting the closure of a Cistercian monastery appeared first on Catholic Herald.