The Mother Prioress and sisters of the Carmelite Community in Loughrea with Bishop Kenneth Kearon and Bishop Michael Duignan before their last Service of Prayer for Christian Unity in Mount Carmel Chapel. The Carmelite sisters in Loughrea, Co. Galway are set to leave the town after a presence of over 300 years.
Like many other religious communities, the sisters have struggled to attract new vocations in recent years and the age prpfile of the sisters is older. As a result, their prayerful presence in the community will soon come to an end. The Irish Catholic understands that this will happen within the next tear.
There are currently five sisters living in the community.
It is understood that they will move to another convent in New Ross, Co. Wexford over the next year.