Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byDeirdre Raftery & Catherine KilBride.
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The Benedictine Nuns
& Kylemore Abbey A History Deirdre Raftery & Catherine KilBride
New paperback edition of the first fully
illustrated account of the Benedictines of Kylemore Abbey by
renowned historians Deirdre Raftery and Catherine KilBride.
For one hundred years,
Kylemore Abbey has been home to the Irish Benedictine nuns, whose
monastery in Flanders was destroyed during the First World War.
Known in continental Europe as the Irish Dames of Ypres, the
community was founded in 1665 and provided education to the
daughters of elite Irish Catholics during the penal era. On
arriving in Connemara in 1920, the Benedictines established a
monastery and opened a boarding school.
This book provides the
first fully illustrated account of the Irish Benedictines and their
monastery at Kylemore. It also charts the fascinating history of
the castle, built by Mitchell Henry and later home to the Duke and
Duchess of Manchester. The stunningly beautiful castle became a
national landmark in the nineteenth century. The twentieth century
saw the Benedictines develop the gardens, restore the Gothic Chapel
and open the castle to the public.
Meticulously researched with material from
the Kylemore archives, this book provides a compelling account of a
unique part of Irish history, while the images capture the life of
the nuns, and the savage beauty of Kylemore and its surroundings
under the Diamond Mountain.
Paperback •
€19.99 | £17.99 • 272 pages • 225 mm x 170 mm
• 9781788551731
Deirdre Raftery is Professor of the History of
Education at UCD, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical
Society. She has thirteen book publications including
(jointly) Nano Nagle: The Life and the
Legacy (2018); Transnationalism,
Gender and the History of Education (2017), and
was recently awarded the CHWR Distinguished Historian Award, at
Notre Dame. Her research specialism is the history of women
religious (nuns).
Catherine KilBride was Education Director of The
Marketing Institute before moving into third-level education,
lecturing in Education Leadership and supervising pre-service
teachers at University College Dublin. She is now a full-time
writer and translator. This is her fourth book.
Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byDeirdre Raftery & Catherine KilBride.
COMING SOON
NEW IN
PAPERBACK
The Benedictine Nuns
& Kylemore Abbey A History Deirdre Raftery & Catherine KilBride
New paperback edition of the first fully
illustrated account of the Benedictines of Kylemore Abbey by
renowned historians Deirdre Raftery and Catherine KilBride.
For one hundred years,
Kylemore Abbey has been home to the Irish Benedictine nuns, whose
monastery in Flanders was destroyed during the First World War.
Known in continental Europe as the Irish Dames of Ypres, the
community was founded in 1665 and provided education to the
daughters of elite Irish Catholics during the penal era. On
arriving in Connemara in 1920, the Benedictines established a
monastery and opened a boarding school.
This book provides the
first fully illustrated account of the Irish Benedictines and their
monastery at Kylemore. It also charts the fascinating history of
the castle, built by Mitchell Henry and later home to the Duke and
Duchess of Manchester. The stunningly beautiful castle became a
national landmark in the nineteenth century. The twentieth century
saw the Benedictines develop the gardens, restore the Gothic Chapel
and open the castle to the public.
Meticulously researched with material from
the Kylemore archives, this book provides a compelling account of a
unique part of Irish history, while the images capture the life of
the nuns, and the savage beauty of Kylemore and its surroundings
under the Diamond Mountain.
Paperback •
€19.99 | £17.99 • 272 pages • 225 mm x 170 mm
• 9781788551731
Deirdre Raftery is Professor of the History of
Education at UCD, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical
Society. She has thirteen book publications including
(jointly) Nano Nagle: The Life and the
Legacy (2018); Transnationalism,
Gender and the History of Education (2017), and
was recently awarded the CHWR Distinguished Historian Award, at
Notre Dame. Her research specialism is the history of women
religious (nuns).
Catherine KilBride was Education Director of The
Marketing Institute before moving into third-level education,
lecturing in Education Leadership and supervising pre-service
teachers at University College Dublin. She is now a full-time
writer and translator. This is her fourth book.
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
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