Most people would say the nuns live cut off from the real world.
Three nuns who care for the residence live in the coach house.
The high school has been closed for a number of years, and only a few elderly nuns still live there.
The nuns lived as a closed order and had very little communication with the village until about 1952.
By 1917, around three hundred nuns lived in the convent.
There were also a few nuns living at the home at this time.
By 1240 in excess of 100 nuns were living in the community.
The operation was a resounding success, and the nun lived for another 39 years, passing away at the age of 77.
The parish school closed long ago, and a nun hasn't lived in the convent for more than 20 years.
Throughout its history the Bishops complained that the nuns lived a little too freely.