Sunday 13th August, 2006

Sunday 13th August, 2006

The Kylemore Abbey

This is the Kylemore abbey. It was once a castle. Today, it is being used by nuns to run a school. Unfortunately, the nuns have been unable to generate enough fund to continue running the school and the last batch of students will enter the school next year.

http://www.kylemoreabbey.com/

Here I am, with the Abbey in the distance. It was almost like being in The Sound of Music!



The Abbey has a lovely Victorian Garden attached to it. Here we are at a model of the Head Gardener's house.


Walking back from the Abbey.. the hills are alive!


The last leg of the Connemara...


After spending a lovely day at the Connemara, we returned to Galway and took a bus back to Dublin to prepare for a long week of work ahead of us! All in all, it was a wonderful trip! I can't wait to head back to the west of Ireland again, later this month!