Benburb Priory

03/06/2026

🌿 Launch of Dúiche Néill 27 & 40th Anniversary Celebration 🌿

Join us on Saturday, 6th June at 10.30am in Benburb Priory for the launch of Dúiche Néill 27 and the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Society.

This special occasion marks four decades of promoting and preserving our rich heritage, history, and culture, while launching the latest edition of Dúiche Néill.

📅 Saturday, 6th June
🕥 10.30am
📍 Benburb Priory
Guest Speaker Dr Hiram Morgan, University College Cork

Everyone is welcome. We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you.

02/06/2026

🌿 INFORMATION EVENING – Proposed Columbarium Wall at Benburb Priory 🌿

The Board of Benburb Priory, with the support of the Servite Community, is exploring the possibility of creating a Columbarium Wall as part of a beautiful new prayer and reflection garden within the Priory grounds.

A columbarium is a specially designed wall containing individual niches for the placement of cremated remains. As burial space becomes increasingly limited and facilities for ashes remain scarce, this project would provide a peaceful, dignified resting place in the tranquil surroundings of Benburb Priory.

Currently, only Servite friars can be buried within the Priory grounds. The proposed columbarium wall would offer those with a connection to Benburb, as well as friends and neighbours of the Priory, the opportunity to have their remains laid to rest in this special place of prayer, solitude and community.

As this project is still in its early stages, the Priory Board would like to gauge community interest and hear your thoughts.

📅 Information Evening
📍 Blue Room, Benburb Priory (access via the Stables Courtyard)
🕢 7:30pm
📆 Wednesday 17th June

Joseph O'Neill of Eternum will be present to provide a presentation, answer questions, and discuss the proposal.

For further information, you may contact Joseph directly:
📞 07821 451 233
📧 [email protected]

Everyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to sharing this vision and hearing your views.

01/06/2026

🙏 St. Peregrine Retreat 🙏

Join us for a day of prayer, reflection, and healing at the St. Peregrine Retreat on Saturday 13th June.

🕙 Time: 10am – 4pm
💷 Registration: £20

Lunch can be purchased at Benburb Priory or you are welcome to bring your own. Mor Stables Benburb located in the courtyard will also be open for lunch.

We invite everyone to come along for this special day of faith and healing

01/06/2026

Walking for All - Benburb Priory Walk & Talk

Monday 1st June | 10:00am
📍 Meet Priory Courtyard

Join us for Walk & Talk to start the week with fresh air and good conversation.

We’ll finish together at Mor Stables Benburb in the Priory Courtyard, where great coffee, homemade treats, and a relaxed atmosphere make the perfect setting to continue the chat.

Fresh air, good company, great coffee, Monday done right.

31/05/2026

St Peregrine Mass
Monday 1st June at 8pm, Celebrant Fr Owen Gorman

Dear St. Peregrine, brother and friend, faithful Servant of Mary, kindly listen to our plea. You showed patience and found strength in your infirmity, always trusting that the Lord, in his goodness and mercy, would hear and answer your prayers. Intercede for us, we pray, that we may also face our trials with courageous hearts, never doubting the goodness of the Lord, and trusting in his healing mercy.
May God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, whose holiness shines forth in you, St. Peregrine, receive all honour and glory forever. Amen.
St. Peregrine, pray for us.

31/05/2026

Holy Trinity Sunday
Heavenly Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Three in One, One in Love.
Guide my heart, guard my steps,
and fill me with Your peace today. Amen.

30/05/2026

29/05/2026

The gates across the grounds of Benburb Priory tell the story of a place shaped by history, faith, and sanctuary.

From Victorian era gates of the Bruce period to newer gates of recent times, they have stood quietly through every chapter of the estate, from its days as a manor house, through its role as a WWII field hospital, to becoming a place of prayer and spiritual retreat.

Among them is the old wrought iron kissing gate, part of the earliest gates and park fencing made using iron brought from Glasgow by boat to Ireland, by rail to Tynan, and finally by horse and cart to Benburb.

In Irish tradition, gates symbolised more than protection. They marked a passage, from the noise of the outside world into a place of peace, welcome, and spiritual refuge.

Old gates. New gates. Still guarding the spirit of the Priory.