The Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph
Family practicalities
- Pram-friendly (likely)
- Step-free access (likely)
- Toilets (likely)
Families can visit Mount Saint Joseph Abbey to see a working monastery and its grounds. You can observe the daily life of the monks and explore the surrounding college and farm areas.
Mount Saint Joseph Abbey is a place that is vibrant and alive. A constant flow of people move around the grounds, tending to the everyday business of running the monastic campus. There are about 20 monks in the community of Mount Saint Joseph. Their monastery building is at the heart of the grounds. Around this lie the various areas of business that enable the monastery to exist and flourish. The college and the farm, surround the monastery, bringing the working life close to home.
Mount Saint Joseph Abbey is monastery of the Order of Cistercians of Strict Observance (OCSO), and was founded in 1878. It is located in Roscrea, County Tipperary.
The details
- Address
- Mountheaton, Roscrea, Tipperary
- Cost
- Check the official website
- Indoors or out
- Both indoors and out
- Booking
- Check the official website
- Listed by
- Fáilte Ireland Attractions