Today we set out fairly early to the northwest to see Kylemore Abbey. Along the way, we stopped at Connemara Marble, a multi-generational family run stone business. Beautiful stuff and a nice presentation by the patriarch.
On we went to the Abbey. We grabbed a sandwich at the cafe and headed to the Victorian gardens. I'll attach some pictures tonight after they are downloaded. We then walked on to the Abbey itself. It had been built in the 1800s as an estate for the local landlord, an Englishman who fell in love with Ireland, but later the mansion became a boarding school run by Benedictine nuns (hence the ''Abbey''). Also on the path was the church built to honor the man's late wife who died of ''Nile Fever''. The tomb of both were further on.
Tonight we go to a castle for a banquet and an entertainment. That will be a seperate posting tonight or tomorrow. I leave soon, so I better get moving.
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