Kylemore Abbey, Connemara Ireland (Wednesday, July 24th, 2019)

Kylemore Castle was built in 1868 by Mitchell as a love token to his wife Margaret Henry.  In 1903 it was later sold to the Duke and Dutchess of Manchester who were frivolous with their money and eventually lost the Castle.  It was then turned into an abbey and school by the benedictine nuns and became known as the Kylemore Abbey.  It is now part of Connemara National Park, and is open to the public for tours.  

Kylemore Abbey is a very popular tourist attraction, so it's hard to get pictures, but the following pictures give a good idea of the inside of the abbey.

The view from the front door was spectacular!

There is also a cathedral on the grounds of Connemara National Park, but unfortunately we ran out of time and weren't able to see it all.

Then we had a quick lunch of scones and coffee from the grab and go restaurant on sight.  It was a terrific lunch, and a continuation of our new found scone addiction!

Coming home, we drove by the only fjord in Ireland for some pictures of the mussel farms and the beautiful contryside, then made our way back to Galway.