A community-focused service
for people with learning differences
and the families and professionals
walking alongside.Massabielle Support is rooted in years of
working with, learning from, and living closely with people whose needs don't always fit
the systems in place.We offer calm, practical guidance and
insight, drawn from real-world experience
and shaped with care — your path, your pace,
your priorities.Wherever you are, we’re here to help you
find a way forward, step by step.
What's in a name?
Massabielle Support operates from the grounds of the small family home of Christopher and Maureen in rural County Fermanagh. When they purchased the house from Maureen’s siblings following the passing of her mother — a respected special needs teacher — they chose to retain its original name: Massabielle.The name refers to the grotto in Lourdes, France, known as a place of stillness, presence, and transformation. The word itself is rooted in the Gascon Occitan term massavielha, meaning “old rock” — a solid, enduring place of shelter.That symbolism runs deep. Maureen’s father served as a customs and excise officer during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Christopher’s parents were both nursing professionals on mainland UK — his father in mental health, his mother in geriatric and community care.Massabielle Support carries that legacy forward — offering calm, practical guidance, rooted in lived experience, and shaped with care.