Ireland - Connaught

Kylemore Abbey

A Karen Brown Recommendation

Leaving Clifden to the north, the N59 passes the much-photographed Kylemore Abbey. Originally built by a wealthy Englishman in the 19th century, this grand home, surrounded by greenery and fronting a lake, passed into the hands of Benedictine nuns who have a school here. You’ll find ample parking (lots of coaches) and a large restaurant and gift shop. You can walk beside the lake to the abbey, where in summer the library is open to visitors. In the grounds, you can visit the restored Gothic chapel with its pretty, sandstone interior and different-colored, marble pillars. (Open all year, tel: 095 41146.)

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