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If you’ve ever wondered about the significance of the little blue tiles over the doors of some of the older houses in Galway, then wonder no more as a new website launched by the Franciscans and Poor Clares will help shed some light.

A city based enclosed order of nuns has produced a book aimed at calming and nourishing the soul.

Galway Peace Group’s 23rd annual 24-hour fast, and day of prayer for world peace, takes place on Saturday December 11 at the Poor Clare monastery, Nuns Island, Galway.

Sr Agnes Horgan of the Poor Clares Nun’s Island, died on August 21, having undergone heart surgery on the August 13.

As the enormity of recession hits us, and belts begin to tighten, one glimmer of hope remains in the centre of Galway city. Surrounded by the madness of ordinary life it is easy to forget the ray of light that beams from one of the citys oldest establishments. The occupants may be hidden from view, but the building’s grandeur is certainly not.

In the early 17th century there were no convents of nuns in Ireland or Britain... you had to go to the Continent to become a nun.

The “Buy a Brick” fundraising campaign for the renovation of the Poor Clare extern convent is progressing well according to Sr. Colette, Mother Abbess of the Community.

People can enjoy a family fun day in the city later this month and help raise vital funds for a major renovation project being spearheaded by the Poor Clare Sisters at their monastery at Nuns’ Island.