• Glenstal Abbey offers students a unique mix of old world charm and state-of-the-art modern facilities.
  • Glenstal is known for the school that is run by the Benedictine monks of Glenstal Abbey, on the edges of the Co Limerick village of Murroe.
  • The word Glenstal comes from the Irish phrase Gleann Stail. In English, that translates to Glen of the Stallion. The Abbey is built with red sandstone.
  • The monastery houses a secondary school in its grounds, Glenstal Abbey School, home to over two hundred students, and a staff base of over fifty people.
  • Website: https://www.glenstal.com/abbey. more details ». ... Visitors are welcome at all liturgies, which take place in the Abbey Church.
  • # Glenstal Abbey. Advertisement. All time. Schools Rugby. ... Glenstal block CBC's record bid to win first Munster Schools Senior Cup. 18 Mar 2018.
  • Glenstal Abbey 810 x 456. ... Glenstal Abbey was built in the 1830s for the Barrington family. It was designed as a castle in 12th century style.
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  • Glenstal Abbey in Murroe, County Limerick is a Norman Revivalist castle built by Sir Matthew Barrington, between 1836 and 1839.
  • Glenstal Abbey gardens (2014) by Brian P. Murphy OSB is a welcome addition to this growing body of publications.