Event in support of national 'Bealtaine Festival – Celebrating the Arts & Creativity As We Age.'

There will also be free refreshments and free events throughout the day, including talks, tours, an afternoon sing-along, and refreshments.

Throughout Seniors and Carers Appreciation Day, the Abbey's OPW staff will lead talks and tours to meet different levels of mobility.

Also, full tours of the Abbey ruins, lasting about an hour, will take place at 10.30am and 12.30pm., with shorter talks as required.

A sing-along music session with Abbey guides Barry Mulligan and Harry Keaney – aka The Cloister Boys – will take place from 2:30pm to 3:30pm, followed by a question and answer session on the Abbey and its history.

Local people will be particularly welcome on the day, along with visitors from across the country and around the world.

We'd love to hear stories about the Abbey from local residents or people who are natives or lived in the surrounding area, occasionally referred to affectionally as 'Children of the Abbey.'.

Often visitors tell us fascinating tales of visiting the Abbey as children, perhaps having snuck into its grounds to play.

These are the stories we want to hear, as they enrich our understanding of the place, the Abbey itself, and its surrounding Abbeyquarter community.