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Sr.Máire OSB Hickey
Hickey, Sr. Máire OSB (Former Abbess of the Benedictine communities of Kylemore Abbey, Kylemore, Co. Galway and of Abtei St.Scholastika, Dinklage, Germany and late of Clontarf, Dublin) February 23rd 2025. Peacefully in the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception, Kylemore Abbey in the loving care of Mother Karol O' Connell OSB and surrounded by the Benedictine community and family. Deeply mourned by the Benedictine nuns of Kylemore Abbey, her sister Una and her brother-in-law Sam Wilson, and her nieces, Orla Wilson, Fiona Malan, Kathryn Wilson and their families, and the wider monastic community.
Reposing in the Monastic Church, Kylemore Abbey on Friday 28th February from 4.30 with Vespers at 5.00pm. Requiem Mass will take place on Saturday, 1st March 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
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Date Published:
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Date of Death:
Sunday 23rd February 2025
