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EPISODE · Mar 14, 2026 · 26 MIN

Ballintubber: The Abbey That Refused to Die – Suellen McKenna and Maria Spellman with Matthias

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Matthias speaks with Suellen McKenna and Maria Spellman from Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo, which this year marks 810 years of continuous worship, making it the oldest surviving abbey in Ireland still in regular use. Suellen traces the abbey’s remarkable history from its founding by King Cathal O’Connor in 1216 through burnings, suppression and roofless […] L'articolo Ballintubber: The Abbey That Refused to Die – Suellen McKenna and Maria Spellman with Matthias proviene da Radio Maria.

Matthias speaks with Suellen McKenna and Maria Spellman from Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo, which this year marks 810 years of continuous worship, making it the oldest surviving abbey in Ireland still in regular use. Suellen traces the abbey’s remarkable history from its founding by King Cathal O’Connor in 1216 through burnings, suppression and roofless […]

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