RTE, national radio and televiion, Ireland, offers a short piece titled “What ancient Irish monks can teach us about silence, solitude and slowing down.” Abou the physical setting of the town of Gougane Barra, its historical monk St. Finabar, and includes an interview (6 min.) with psychiatry professor Brendan Kelly (Trinity College Dublin) on the value of stillness and silence.
URL: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0911/1532871-st-finbarr-gougane-barra-irish-monastic-tradition/