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In April 1915, M. Maura, O.S.B., Prioress, entrusted Dame M. Columban with the task of chronicling the harrowing experiences of the Community during the tumultuous times following the German occupation of Ypres. This poignant narrative, drawn from the personal notes of several nuns, offers a truthful and heartfelt account of their journey from the destruction of their beloved Abbey‚established in 1665 and cherished by the daughters of Irish nobility‚to their eventual evacuation, aided by The Royal Munster Fusiliers, to the safety of Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, Ireland in 1920. Join us as ...

Nestled in the gently rolling farmlands around the historic town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was the site of one of the most pivotal battles in American history. Over the course of three intense days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, a fierce confrontation erupted between 75,000 Confederate forces and 88,000 Union troops, resulting in a staggering 51,000 casualties. Both sides displayed remarkable bravery, peaking with the iconic Confederate assault known as Pickett‚s Charge on July 3. This Union victory marked the end of the last Confederate invasion of the North and heralded a slow decline in...