About

Kylemore, through its partnership with the Benedictine Community at Kylemore Abbey, exemplifies a commitment to spiritual, cultural, and educational endeavors aligned with shared values. This serene setting in Connemara offers unique opportunities for reflection, creativity, and learning, hosting a variety of programs that enrich the Notre Dame community.

Notre Dame Kylemore fosters outreach and connectivity, creating an environment where intellectual and spiritual growth are intertwined. The commitment to multidisciplinary programming challenges and inspires the Notre Dame family and the broader community, symbolizing the University’s dedication to extending its mission in ways that honor tradition, while embracing contemporary challenges.

Looking ahead, Kylemore is set to expand its role as a contemplative sanctuary for mind, body, and spirit, continuing to provide programming that nourishes and challenges participants. Our engagement highlights Notre Dame’s commitment to the Irish Catholic Church, education, and research that resonates with a global audience, fostering a deeper understanding of our shared humanity and the natural world.

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.