I hear that Limerick dairy farmer Andrew Gow has taken on the lease of the Glenstal Abbey Farm, owned by the Benedictine order of monks at Murroe in Limerick. Gow, who farms next door to the monastery, plans to milk 500 cows between the two farms.

The Abbey Farm consists of 306 acres, including a 57ac outblock which Gow was previously leasing. Leasing out the farm will allow the monks to concentrate on prayer and teaching.

The school, on the grounds of the Abbey, is in the top three most expensive schools in the country, with seven-day boarding fees of €19,300 per year.

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