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GlastAbbey

  1. November Opening Hours 09.30am - 4.30pm. Last admission 4.00pm. Sacred Trees - winter exhibition open daily until 7 January 2011
  2. Sacred Trees our winter exhibition opens. New portraits by Irish Artist Tommy Barr of iconic trees from around the world. Until 7 January
  3. Hanging our winter exhibition, which opens tomorrow - Sacred Trees. Oil on canvas portraits of iconic trees by Irish artist Tommy Barr.
  4. October opening times 9.30 - 5.00pm
  5. Celebrating Apple Day with the launch of Apple Juice made with apples from our own orchard. Come down to the shop today to have a taste.
  6. Medieval style coin minting at the Abbey - come and try your hand and stamp out your own medieval style coin from now until 27th August.
  7. Spring is here at last and buds have just started busting on some of the trees. The daffs's are looking really colourful now.
  8. Now the weather has improved a little, the daffodils have really started to bloom. They will look real good for Easter !
  9. At last the daffs are starting to bloom, so we are shortly in for another wonderfully colourful display... Snowdrops &Crocus are still out.
  10. The gift shop is looking good with its new display stands......which are now packed with all our new season goodies. Its better than ever !
  11. Snowdrops & crocus look fantastic ! Daffodils won't be far behind now....even the first primrose is out I see.
  12. Lovely day for walking the dog ( on a lead of course) in the grounds. Snowdrops and Crocus looking good now.
  13. Volunteer group in today helping to plan for our 'Monastery Garden'...which will be next to St. Paricks Chapel.
  14. Snowdrops AND crocus and are now blooming well, in the Abbey grounds.
  15. More snowdrops have come out and also the first few crocus now !
  16. A dull day, but made all the brighter by those people we deal with !
  17. Great news, the sun is shining today. Bad news, the office is so busy, I can't enjoy the sunshine !
  18. Snowdrops in the sunshine are even better. Lovely day today fro a walk in the Abbey grounds.
  19. Snowdrops coming up everywhere now. A lovely sight.
  20. January ( always the worst month) is nearly out........now the year can begin !!!!!