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Roscrea — Mount St Joseph’s Abbey

Offaly Cistercian 19th Century extant

About This Site

Cistercian monks — Trappist — from Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford founded 1878; extant

Historical Information

Founded:1878
Associated Saints:Dom Mark Daniel Kirby
Alternative Names:
  • Monastery of the Nativity, Tranquilla, Knock

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