Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The Abbey was founded 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. Kylemore Abbey also operates as one of Ireland's leading visitor attractions.
Kylemore Abbey with Doughruagh behind
The Abbey, formerly Kylemore Castle
Neo-Gothic church at Kylemore Abbey
Walled Victorian Gardens, Kylemore Abbey
Mitchell Henry was an English financier, politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was MP for County Galway from 1871 to 1885, and for Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown from 1885 to 1886.
"Home Rule". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1879.
Portrait of Margaret Henry (at Kylemore Abbey)