Kylemore Abbey, originally built as a castle at the side of Kylemore Lough, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

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Kylemore Abbey, designed by James Franklin Fuller, was originally built as a castle at the side of Kylemore Lough, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland in 1860 by the benevolent Anglo-Irish landlord, Mitchell Henry. It later became an abbey in 1920 for Benedictine nuns who fled Belgium in World War 1. Today, Kylemore Abbey, under The Kylemore Trust, continues its mission as a Benedictine monastery, holding Kylemore and its spiritual mission, natural and built heritage in trust for the Irish nation.

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Kylemore, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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