25 Dec 2015

Kylemore Abbey


This beautiful picture was taken at the roadside. The man was selling some stuff and he had his pets with him- 2 or 3 cats, a dog and a lamb, as well as a pony. 

The bus driver kindly stopped to give us a chance to walk a bit and to take more pictures of the fantastic scenery. 



Kylemore Abbey is in the background. Kylemore Abbey was a massive yet graceful castle built in the early 18th century by an American and his wife. He had fallen in love with the country when visiting it and decided to stay on and build the castle for his young and beautiful bride. It was a sad story however because the wife died just after the castle was completed. The husband grieving for his wife left it later and sold it. It was then bought by Benedictine nuns who turned it into abbey and much later was also used as a school for girls. 



The beautiful Victorian Gardens at the Abbey. The gardens here are truly splendid and gave us a glimpse of a past where grace and beauty is the norm.