About

In 2015, the University of Notre Dame and the Benedictine Community at Kylemore Abbey formed a partnership which would further their shared spiritual, cultural, and educational missions. Thus, in 2016, Notre Dame Kylemore opened its doors to Notre Dame undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. To date, this intellectual site has hosted creative writing workshops, service opportunities, master classes, retreats, and public lectures. Community outreach and connectivity with the Benedictine community remain a top priority in Notre Dame Kylemore’s programming.

Notre Dame Kylemore is located in St. Joseph’s Hall, a self-contained building adjacent to the main Abbey building. Kylemore is located in the picturesque Connemara region in County Galway, approximately 77km from Galway City. Connemara is known for its remarkable beauty, and there are many activities close by. Tours of the Irish-speaking Aran Islands, pilgrimage hikes, visits to a sheep farm, and witnessing the famine trail, are all popular options. Other guests opt to bask in the solitude and scenery and find time to write, paint, or photograph.

Mission

Notre Dame Kylemore is where the Notre Dame family and the wider Irish community engage in meaningful and authentic ways. Together with our local partners, we strive to provide multi-disciplinary programming for leaders, thinkers, and creators with a focus on nourishing the mind, body, and spirit.

Vision

Notre Dame Kylemore is continuing the Benedictine legacy of providing education, hospitality, community, and reverence for the land in Connemara, Ireland.

If you’re interested in visiting the wild west of Ireland, please contact us.

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Notre Dame Kylemore is part of the University of Notre Dame’s global network. Notre Dame Global oversees locations centered in Beijing, Dublin, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, Kylemore, London, Mexico, Mumbai, Nairobi, Rome, Santiago, and São Paulo. These global locations create unique opportunities for Notre Dame to engage the world and the world to engage Notre Dame through scholarly collaboration, undergraduate and graduate study, as well as cooperative programs with governments, foundations, corporations, alumni, parents, and friends of the University.