Welcome to Kylemore Abbey. From GENERATION to GENERATION
and throughout its history, this special place has been a home,
a haven, a school and a sanctuary.
500s Saint Benedict
500s · Saint . . . — — Map (db m271405) HM
Recent renovations revealed THIS STRUCTURE, which dates
back to when the CASTLE WAS BUILT in the 1860s. Although
we cannot be sure of its purpose, we believe it may have
been an ASH PIT, where embers from all the . . . — — Map (db m271380) HM
Kylemore Abbey, formerly Kylemore Castle,
is named after the Kylemore Valley.
The original estate stretched over 12 townlands. Today it spans 5:
Lemnaheltia, Pollacappul, Addergoole, Currywongaun, and Mweelin.
A townland, . . . — — Map (db m271350) HM
Water and Connemara are synonymous.
The region is named after an ancient tribe Conmacne Mara, the 'Con Mhac' of the sea. The Atlantic Ocean bonders its jagged coastline; the land is rich in freshwater bodies and blessed with . . . — — Map (db m271364) HM
The Community of Benedictine nuns have been stewards
of the Kylemore estate for over a century, the longest
continuous habitant of the estate.
They welcome postulants, students, guests, and visitors from around the world to their home. . . . — — Map (db m271375) HM
Meet the oldest living tree species in Europe, the yew. This tree grows
extremely slowly, at half the rate of most other tree species.
Yews, like humans, have a gender. A male and a female tree are
needed to produce a red berry like fruit . . . — — Map (db m271360) HM
