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Maura, O.S.B., Prioress, April 1915.) The Abbey of the Irish Dames of Ypres was established in 1665. It was a favorite Abbey for the daughters of Irish nobility and was supported by influential Irish families living in exile. After more than two centuries of Benedictine prayer and spirituality and educating women, the Abbey was destroyed by German bombardment in the early days of World War I. The Abbey was evacuated, aided by The Royal Munster Fusiliers, and established Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, Ireland in 1920. - Summary by David Wales]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72255246</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 22:29:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72255246/irish_nuns_at_ypres_an_episode_of_the_war_dame_m_columban.mp3" length="121876729" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Dame M. Columban</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“…I have charged Dame M. 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