That’s because for Mother Miriam Joseph — and the five others who make up the enclosed community of Tyburn nuns at St Benedict’s Priory in Cobh — isolation is a way of life. While life has evolved with the introduction of technology, the modern world is none too appealing for Mother Miriam. “I have no desire to go anywhere,” Mother Miriam said. “They can’t be silent because they don’t know how. “We have to trust in him and realise that things are not always as they seem.”Despite hailing from New Zealand, Mother Miriam is not partial to homesickness.

Source: Irish Examiner February 15, 2026 15:04 UTC