When you eventually approach Kylemore Abbey in connemara, you are simply amazed with the spectacular beauty and wonderfully landscaped area. Why so amazed? This Abbey is located 50 miles away from Galway in the middle of probably one of the most barren areas in Ireland. Connemara is known for ... Read review
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Advantages: Wonderful, breathtaking beauty. Excellent experience. Disadvantages: A little out of the way. Will not suit everyone
When you eventually approach Kylemore Abbey in connemara, you are simply amazed with the spectacular beauty and wonderfully landscaped area. Why so amazed? This Abbey is located 50 miles away from Galway in the middle of probably one of the most barren areas in Ireland. Connemara is known for its rugged beauty, its stone walls, and its flora which is particular to this part of the country. To then enter into a wonderfully designed and well cultivated ... ...could it be done?
Kylemore Abbey, as the name would suggest is first and foremost a religious building. It houses the sisters of the Benedictine order who were firstly founded in Ypres, Belgium in 1665. The order then opened its doors in Dublin in 1688 at the request of King James II. While Kylemore Castle was built in 1871, under the direction of Mitchell Henry, it wasnt until 1920 that the order came to Kylemore and turned the castle into a house ...
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