Who this episode is for? Aging adults curious about how people age around the world.


Topics covered in this podcast: Observations about the aging populations in the U.S. and the Republic of Ireland and takeaways from Nancy's experience "across the pond."

Greetings from Kylemore Abbey in the heart of Connemara on the west coast of Ireland. Can you hear the bells clanging to call the nuns to their noontime prayer time? Kylemore is in the mountains and was the first abbey to be established in Ireland by Benedictine nuns who fled from Belgium to escape the first World War.  It is a beautiful and peaceful place today. The building was initially established as a romantic gift from a husband to his wife… Lord Henry and later become the abbey.  It includes the convent, original house and a farm where they still grow vegetables, fruits and flowers. It’s a popular place to visit.  
I made a recent trip to Ireland and came home with some lovely memories and experiences that I will share in this episode, and also some impressions on how the elderly live and interact with their communities there and spent some time looking at how the Republic of Ireland (which is independent national separate from England) deals with the issue of aging population. 

They’ve got a lot of the same issues there with the overall community aging and the younger community either dependent on their elders financially and otherwise or leaving the country for jobs elsewhere. I have some interesting observations to share so listen along in Episode 40: A view from across the pond – a few reflections on aging from Ireland.
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