Monks on a mission: 'call from God' to build €1m monastery

Two Benedictine monks from the US are building a new community in Ireland, writes Louise Roseingrave

TWO Benedictine monks from the US have begun a €1m project to develop a monastery at a former country manor in Meath in total reliance on divine providence.

Dom Mark Kirby and Dom Benedict Anderson are following what they describe as “a call from God” to relocate from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to form a new community of monks at Silverstream in Stamullen.