The Benedictine communities of Kylemore Abbey and of Abtei St Scholastika, Dinklage, Germany gave tribute to Mother Máire Hickey OSB who died on Sunday, February 23.
Sr Hickey is known to have been a primary driver behind the building of the Benedictines new monastery, retreat, and education centre. She laid the first brick on February 13, 2020.
Despite delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 15 Benedictine sisters moved into the new monastery in August 2024.
Sr Hickey retired in August 2022 as abbess after 14 years of leadership.
Requiem Mass will take place on Saturday, March 1 at 12 noon, followed by burial at the graveyard of the Neo-Gothic Church, Kylemore Abbey.
Requiem Mass will be streamed from 11.45 am via the webcam at https://www.kylemoreabbey.com/
