LETTERFRACK, COUNTY GALWAY, Ireland — Kylemore Abbey belongs in a fairy tale. The Tudor-style/neo-Gothic castle is one of the biggest tourist attractions in western ...

This castle looks as though it has come straight out of a fairy tale: Kylemore Abbey, the romantic jewel of Connemara, ...

Nestled in the forested rolling hills of Connemara, reflected in the calm waters of a lake, Kylemore Castle impresses as much by its romantic silhouette as by the singular history that saw it become a ...

L-r: Caroline Walker, John Murphy, Nicola Andrews, Conor Coyne, Liz McConnell, and Mark Larmour CBE at Kylemore Abbey (Image credit: Kylemore Abbey) A historic Belfast castle and Connemara's Kylemore ...

“By Corrib Waters” is available to stream for free on the IFI Player. Desmond Egan's “By Corrib Waters," which offers a stunning look at two of the most iconic sites in Western Ireland back in 1946, ...

On a recent trip through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, I enjoyed a particular stillness and serenity about me at Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, in County Galway. This vast Gothic-Revival ...

December 4 2024, marks the 150th anniversary of the untimely passing of Margaret Henry, the woman in whose honour Kylemore Castle and Estate were built. To commemorate this occasion, the Benedictine ...

They say that when you’re in Kylemore you are only two feet from heaven, and given the beauty one finds all around there, it could well be true. Kylemore Abbey, home to the Benedictine nuns, is one of ...

Kylemore Abbey, in Ireland's County Galway, has housed Benedictine nuns since 1920, when a group fled Belgium during World War I. The beautiful place of refuge includes the abbey, a neo-Gothic church ...