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lina112 Says: Margaret Henry sadly died in Egypt, in 1874, just three years after the completion of the Castle. Her remains were brought back to Kylemore and laid to rest in the Mausoleum on the grounds.
lina112 Says: mitchell Henry built the Gothic Church beween 1877 and 1881 as a memorial to his wife. The Church is a "Cathedral in Miniature", complete with a crypt, projecting corner buttresses and carved angelic gargoyles. The interior is embellished with a variety of Irish marble...
lina112 Says: The Victorian Walled Garden, situated 1.6 km from the Abbey, is 3.4 hectares in extent, 2.4 hectares of which are completely enclosed by a brick and limestone wall. The garden was constructed at the same time at the Castle and was laid out by the bead gardener, James...
lina112 Says: The main hallway and three reception rooms have been restored and are open to the public. The remainder of the Abbey is home to the Community of Nuns and the International Boarding School.The exterior of the Abbey building is granite. The walls are castellated and five...
Kylemore Castle to Kylemore Abbey
lina112 Says: Kylemore Castle was built by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and took four years to complete (1867-1871). Mitchell had inherited a fortune from his father, a Manchester cotton merchant, and used the money to construct a magnificent Castle, complete with gardens, walks and...
lina112 Says: I went by bus to Kylemore Abbey. There´s some bus company, you can book your ticket on Galway Tourist office or on your hotel or youth hostel. The driver give you much information during the trip. I bought the ticket at Galway tourist office. The ticket to Kylemore cost 22...
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Margaret Henry sadly died in Egypt, in 1874, just three years after the completion of the Castle. Her remains were brought back to Kylemore and laid to rest in...
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KYLEMORE ABBEY HOME OF THE IRISH BENEDICTINE NUNS
Kylemore Abbey is the oldest of the Irish Benedictine Abbeys. The Community of nuns, who have resided here since 1920, have a long histoyr stretching back almost three hundred and forty years. Founded...
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When I first visited Ireland in 1999, I saw a photo of Kylemore Abby in a guide book, and always wanted to visit there ever since. 6 years and 10 visits later, I finally made it to Kylemore Abby, and...
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