Clonard Monastery

Big and Beautiful

We visited this church while on a "Black Taxi" tour of Belfast. This church is huge, with marble columns, an enormous pipe organ, and a massive Rose Window. Lots to see here!

Gaunt and enormous

It's the sheer bulk of the Clonard Monastery that takes you aback. Such a lot of work went into creating this simply huge and overpowering building; more like a fortress than a place of worship. You...

Short walk from Falls Road

Well worth a visit if you are on the Falls Road and not far from murals walking up and a turning right. Not a monastery that you go inside but a church with interesting architecture. You can buy som...

One of the most beautifully well kept buildings in Northern Ireland

Funny I am writing this, I am not a religious person but I have had cause to visit this Monastery on a few occasions. One really needs to go inside to get an angle on how beautiful it is. Very well ke...

Old place

Old place of monastery. The place had 5 idols against any other monasteries across the world. The monastery also had one of the biggest instruments. This is for Catholics.