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Glenlo Abbey Hotel, Galway, Ireland.
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Connemara, Sky Road, Kylemore Abbey, Ireland
Connemara, Ireland features the Sky Road scenic drive and Kylemore Abbey, set amid beautiful green hills lined with stone walls in the west of Ireland. It is a region of coastal views, rolling farmlands, open meadows, winding country roads, and the big attraction, Kylemore Abbey, which is one of Ireland’s great castles that was a former private estate, then a girl’s school operated by Benedictine nuns.
Kylemore Abbey has become the most popular visitor attraction in the west of Ireland, famous for its beautiful mansion on the lake and extensive gardens all around -- certainly one of the most beautiful sites you’ll ever see.
The Abbey is easily reached on a day-trip from Galway city, which makes an ideal home base for exploring the majestic beauties of this area. You’ll find that Galway is a great town for strolling along its pedestrian main street with many shops and restaurants, including numerous pubs with live Irish music on offer. There are many fine hotels in Galway in a variety of price ranges to give you a good place to rest.
It’s just a quick look at Galway for now, which we show more of in our other Irish movies, then we’ll take you on a spectacular drive through Connemara and around the famous Sky Road, with some of the best views in Ireland, on our way to Kylemore Abbey, the main star of this show.
You’ll see that getting there is half the fun, driving north from Galway through the scenic grandeur of Connemara, passing through the villages of Moycullen and Oughterard, then stopping at Ballynahinch Castle Hotel.
That Sky Road scenic loop follows the famous coastal route west of the town of Clifden, with miles of stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and shoreline communities. We did quite a bit of stopping and getting out of the van while driving through Connemara to enjoy the landscape, take a good look at and snap some pictures, and stop for some shopping at a traditional Irish gift shop.
Kylemore Abbey is one of the great highlights of Ireland. It was a former private mansion. And then it was a Benedictine Abbey, and became a private school for girls, and now it’s a major tourist attraction as you can see because it's so beautiful here on the lake. There is also a large flower garden, two places to eat, and lovely walking paths to explore the extensive grounds and stroll along the lakeshore. It really is a wonderful spot to see in Ireland.
Probably the best part of the visit is simply looking at the Abbey across the beautiful lake. But you also get to go inside and tour the former mansion, and explore the surrounding property.
The Catholic girl school was operated by Benedictine nuns and it was open from 1923 until it closed in 2010. There's still an order of Benedictine nuns who live here and operate the facilities. We had a chance to speak with Sister Magdalena, one of the nuns who tells us about the Abbey.
You could walk from the Abbey to the gardens, but it is about half a mile. And so they provide a shuttle bus to bring you from the Abbey over to the garden. You can walk around and then take the bus back again.
As described on their excellent website, the Victorian Walled Garden is an oasis of splendor in the wild Connemara Countryside. First developed in the early days of the Castle during the late 1800s it once boasted 21 heated glass houses and a work force of 40 gardeners. One of the last walled gardens built during the Victorian period in Ireland.
In earlier years the garden fell into decline and became completely overgrown, with brambles and trees hiding all traces of it’s former glory. The Benedictine nuns began an extensive program of restoration in 1995 and in the year 2000 the Garden was opened to the public. The Garden is divided in two by a beautiful mountain stream that runs through a small shaded fernery, an important feature of any Victorian Garden.
We then finish with a music video showing more of the scenic landscapes of Connemara and the Sky Road.
American driving in Ireland, near Kylemore Abbey in County Galway.
Had been driving in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for about 8 days at this point. My rental was a 2015 Kia Sportage diesel with a six speed. I think the speed limit for this stretch of road was 80 kph, the road is R344. On my way back to Dublin after visiting Kylemore Abbey and the walled gardens there. Driven on 25 July 2015.
KYLEMORE ABBEY AND VICTORIAN WALLED GARDEN: CONNEMARA GALWAY | IRELAND
Kylemore Abbey (Irish: Mainistir na Coille Móire) is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I. #kylemoreabbey #ireland #traveporn
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Aideen Howard - Literary Director of the Abbey Theatre, at NUI Galway
Aideen Howard - Literary Director of the Abbey Theatre, speaks about the Abbey Theatre Digital Archive, as it opens to the public for the first time to mark the launch of the Hardiman Research Building at NUI Galway, Thursday 1st May 2014
Klyemore Abbey Gothic Church, Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland
On the grounds of Kylemore Abbey is the old Neo-Gothic Church originally completed in 1881. I visited this church in September 2013.
Clontuskert Abbey - Ballinasloe - County Galway - Ireland
Abbaye de Clontuskert - Comté de Galway - Irlande
Coordonnées GPS: 53°16'45.9N 8°12'59.2W
Ce monastère, construit au XIIe siècle, est devenu un monument national. Il est situé dans un champ, à environ 350 m du stationnement qui lui se trouve en bordure de la route.
Aujourd'hui, les terres sur lequel il a été érigé servent à l'élevage. Cependant, l'accès au monastère est permis.
Au début du XVe siècle, le monastère a subi un incendie. Il a cependant été restauré dans les années qui ont suivi.
La détérioration du bâtiment est assez importante, mais le lieu demeure attrayant.
La porte d'entrée est ornée de belles sculptures. Au haut de la porte, on y voit quatre saints tandis que de chaque côté, les sculptures représentent plutôt une sirène, une rose, un chien, une étoile, des oiseaux, etc.
Les arches décoratives du cloître ainsi que la grande fenêtre du mur Est sont vraiment magnifiques.
Un élément inusité attire cependant notre attention. La statue du corps de Jésus, sans bras, a été placée le long du muret qui ceinture le monastère.
On y retrouve également de vieilles pierres tombales dont certaines datent du XVIIe siècle.
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Pullman Train Dining in Galway | Glenlo Abbey Hotel Ireland
Galway most unique dining experience. Step back in time and dine aboard the Pullman Restaurant. Comprising of two original historic Pullman carriages from Orient Express, beautifully restored and set on the grounds of Glenlo Abbey Hotel. Having recently been awarded the prestigious second AA rosette, the Pullman Restaurant is certainly a dining experience like no other.
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ABBEY GLEN CASTLE HOTEL, NR. GALWAY IRELAND
A family run hotel, serving traditional scones and tea, Irish music,
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Corcomroe Abbey in Galway, Ireland
Corcomroe Abbey in Galway, Ireland
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The mezmorizing Kylemore Abbey: County Galway, Ireland
Kylemore Abbey in County Galway, Ireland is one of the most impressive man-made structures in Ireland, if not the entire cosmos!
Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland
Construction first began in 1867, and took one hundred men four years to complete. The castle covered approximately 40,000 square feet with over 70 rooms and the principal wall was two to three feet thick. There were 33 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 sitting rooms, ballroom, billiard room, library, study, school room, smoking room, gun room and various offices and domestic staff residences for the butler, cook, housekeeper and other servants. Several other building including a Gothic cathedral and family mausoleum containing the bodies of Margaret Henry, Mitchell Henry and a great grand nephew.
I visited this place in September 2013.
Old Abbey, Abbeyknockmoy, County Galway, Ireland
Just a look around where some of my ancestors are buried....apologies for my bad language
Ireland series - Part 2 - covering Galway, Wild Atlantic Way and Kylemore Abbey
Galway, Wild Atlantic Way and Kylemore Abbey
Kilmacduagh Abbey - 5 km from Gort - County Galway - Ireland
Monastère de Kilmacduagh - Comté de Galway - Irlande
Coordonnées GPS: 53°02'52.4N 8°53'16.7W
Le monastère de Kilmacduagh a été érigé au VIIe siècle dans le comté de Galway. Il se situe à 5 km de la ville de Gort.
Ce monastère possède la plus haute tour ronde d'Irlande (hauteur de 30 m) et il fait partie des sites les plus importants de ce pays.
Cette tour a la même particularité que la Tour de Pise: elle est légèrement penchée.
On y retrouve également les vestiges d'une cathédrale, quelques églises et la maison d'un abbé.
Les murs de la cathédrale sont encore présents et nous permettent de nous imaginer à quoi ressemblait jadis ce lieu de prière.
Il y a un magnifique cimetière qui contient des tombes et des croix celtiques, dont certaines datent de la création du monastère.
La tombe de Saint-Colman, fils de Duagh et patron du diocèse, qui vécut au VIIe siècle, se trouverait derrière la cathédrale.
A ne pas manquer, ce lieu est empreint de sérénité.
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Sean MacBride Co Galway 1986 Tommy Larkin Comemoration Speech, Abbey, Woodford, Co Galway
Sean Mac Bride speaks at commemoration for Tommy Larkin at Abbey, Woodford, Co Galway, August 1986. (Sean MacBride awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1974. Key figure Amnesty International 1970's). Tommy Larkin intervened on a childs behalf during a tenant eviction 130 years ago after she had been roughly treated by a Policeman, and was jailed in Kilkenny where he died from neglect. His heroic action resulted in 5,000 turning out for his funeral cortege in Kilkenny, 5,000 in Birr, and 10,000 in Woodford, Co Galway. This united the tenants against their landlords.
Battle of Saunders' Fort - the eviction of Thomas Saunders, one of Lord Clanricarde's tenants, Woodford, Galway, August 1886. Interviewer Micheal O'Conaill. Video August 1986 filmed by Richard Murphy, Athenry.