News about St. Declan’s Way
St. Declan’s Way Walks 2020 – CANCELLED Unfortunately, due to ongoing issues with the ‘coronavirus disease 2019’ (COVID-19) outbreak worldwide, a decision has been taken to CANCEL ALL STAGES of St. Declan’s Way 2020. We do so with regret, but it is in the interest of the health and safety…
St. Declan’s Way Packages Cahir House Hotel is offering packages for those looking to travel #StDeclansWay from #Cashel to #Ardmore. Contact [email protected] for further information or visit http://bit.ly/2ZgDMgC. From the Cahir House Hotel release: “We are delighted to announce our St. Declans Way guided walk packages. Saint Declan’s Way is…
2019 is the year when the 104km long St. Declan’s Way Pilgrim Path from Cashel to Ardmore (or Ardmore to Cashel, depending on which way you choose to approach it) is fully waymarked. 2018 marked the re-opening of the route – so things are really happening along this ancient Pilgrim…
We have been getting a lot of messages about St. Declan's Way from the walking community of late so here is a short progress update. The management committee met last week for the first time since February. Our aim at the start of the year was to have St. Declan's Way fully waymarked for Summer 2020 but the pandemic held up the final pieces of work. We are now striving to have all remaining signage and waymarking completed in the coming weeks and then get the trail inspected and approved by Sport Ireland. At that stage we'll be in a position to publish maps of the trail in paper and electronic format. Right now part of St. Declan's Way are waymarked but the entire trail from Cashel to Ardmore is not and the trail isn't officially approved by Sport Ireland. We hope that people will bear with us as we strive to bring the work to completion. Stay tuned to this page for further updates.
Many thanks to John G O'Dwyer for the big shout out for #stdeclansway in his Walk for the Weekend section in the Irish Times which today covers the Goatenbridge to Mount Melleray section of the route traversing the Knockmealdown Mountains from Tipperary into Waterford - www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/walk-for-the-weekend-mount-melleray-co-waterford-1.4213729
Advice from Mountaineering Ireland aimed at helping hillwalkers make a safe and responsible return to hillwalking in the presence of Covid-19.
Dear Friends of Mount Melleray Abbey,
We hope you are all keeping well during these strange and difficult times. Be assured that we remember you and all your intentions in our prayers and Masses here in the monastery. We are delighted that so many join us on the live-stream each evening for Compline and each Sunday morning for Mass. Thank you for all the positive comments and messages.
As the country prepares for the first phase of the easing of the COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, 18 May, please remember that the basic recommendation is that we should stay at home as much as we possibly can and that, apart from shopping and essential journeys, there is a nationwide restriction on travel outside of 5km from our homes (this will extend to 20km from 8 June until 20 July).
We know how much you would love to be able to visit Mount Melleray and we would love to be in a position to welcome you all again but unfortunately this is simply not possible at the moment. With the travel restrictions that are currently in place we do not envisage opening any part of the monastery – church, guesthouse, shop or café – until the end of June at the earliest. We feel it is important not to be encouraging people to travel beyond the permitted distances from their homes and neither do we want to expose our staff or the community to any potential risk while the restrictions are still in place.
Conscious that many of you would like to visit to say a prayer or request a Mass, we are happy to facilitate your requests for prayers, Masses and candles through our Facebook page.
Prayer Requests
Each day we remember the needs and intentions of all who ask our prayers. You can send us your prayer requests by sending us a Message with the details. The Message button is beside the Donate button at the top of our Facebook page. Unfortunately due to the large number of prayer requests we receive it is not possible for us to acknowledge each one individually.
Masses
Many people have been requesting Masses for themselves, their friends and family or for those who have died. You can request Masses by sending us a Message with the details. You can send the offering online using the Donate facility. If you require a Mass Card please add €5 to your offering for the Mass and make sure to send us your postal address.
Candles
Those who visit Mount Melleray like to light a candle at the shrines of Our Lady or St Therese or before the image of the Divine Mercy in the Public Church. Br Seamus will be happy to light candles each day for those who send us a Message with the request. To leave a donation for the candle please use the Donate facility.
We will continue to live-stream Compline at 8pm each evening and Mass each Sunday morning at 10:30am and we look forward to welcoming you to Mount Melleray Abbey soon. Please keep well and stay safe!
God Bless,
Fr Richard and Community
Congratulations to all at
Rhododendron Walking Festival and Siul Eile on their '24 Hour Challenge' which has raised over €8k toward an outdoor garden for St. Theresa's Hospital in Clogheen. What a fantastic achievement by everybody involved. GoFundMe donations still being accepted at bit.ly/2YLMXZf.
