It was cold, windy and rainy the day we visited Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The castle was built in 1868 as a private home for the family of Mitchell Henry, a wealthy doctor from London. It was later sold to the Duke and Duchess of Manchester in 1909. They lived there several years until they were forced to sell because of gambling debts. In 1920 the castle and grounds were purchased by the Irish Benedictine Nuns who had been forced to flee Belgium during World War I after being bombed out of their abbey there. The nuns operated a Catholic school here until it was closed in 2010. Since closing the school, new education and retreat activities have been developed and it is also a popular tourist spot. There is also a cathedral on the estate, which is shown in the last photo above and large walled Victorian Gardens. Unfortunately because of the bad weather on the day of our visit, we were unable to stroll around the gardens.
Linking to Tuesday's Treasures and Our World Tuesday.
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A pity you had such bad weather, I have seen the gardens too, they were very beautiful!
Hello, beautiful views of the Abbey! Thanks for sharing your visit.
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The Abbey looks magnificent in that setting Lois, was excellent to see inside also ✨
it is the perfect jewel in a perfect setting. can't decide which I prefer, the jewel or the setting. gorgeous, sorry it rained on your visit
Lovely interior details...which of course speaks to the weather on the occasion of your visit. But my thought was mundane in considering all the silver ware needing to be polished! The dining area is still my favorite.
Wow, this is all gorgeous! Your first picture looks like out of a magazine! How fun it would be to tour a castle. And since this one was not built for defense, but as a home, it is so ornate and detailed. What a history it has, especially with the nuns. The little cathedral is beautiful, did you get to peek in? Love that clock! We are right in the path of hurricane Florence, and our state has been declared a disaster ahead of time. We chose to not evacuate. So if you don't hear from me after Thursday, you will know we have no power or are in a shelter.
Wow - a stunning building!
What a beautiful place, inside and out! The cathedral particularly.
What a gorgeous place! I can't decide if I like the first or second photo the best. They are both stunning.
Stunning scenery and gorgeous structures. I enjoyed these very much, as well as your other posts. Thanks Lois :)
I love those pics across the water. Lois! Were you on a tour or were you driving yourselves around?
Oh, wow, this could be in a scenery of the Brother´s Grimm in some fairy tale! Or Sissi / Sissi (film)!
Sad it was cold, though! Here it was windy but still warm.
It's such a beautiful place! I lived in Dublin for 9 months and I really wanted to visit this abbey but never got the chance. It's still on my bucket list, though!
...what a 'private home!' This is amazing, Thanks Lois for sharing, enjoy your week.
So beautiful---I wonder what it would like to live in a castle. Looks like a fairy tale castle and it is in a beautiful area
MB
Your photos are beautiful, Lois. What an amazing sight!
Your photos show how beautiful this place is both outside and inside. The first three photos are absolutely gorgeous. It is too bad that it rained on the day of your visit. Thanks for sharing, Lois.
Wonderful series of photos of the Abbey in Galway ~ beautiful country side ~
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Nice cottage. :-)
I like your panoramic views of the palace. It looks like it's in the middle of no where.
Looks like you were caught by the famous "pearly skies" of Ireland. You definitely made the best of it with your interior shots. Quite a grand place. I assume the nuns preserved all that grandeur.
Wow, beautiful place!
Shame about the weather - but you have shared some very nice photographs here.
Thank you.
All the best Jan
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