County Galway Things to Do Tips by Alain_Smeets

Kylemore Abbey

The name Kylemore comes from 'Coill Mor' meaning "Big Wood".

Michael Henry started building Kylemore house in 1864 and the cornerstone was laid in 1867.

In 1920 it was sold again to the Irish Benedictine Nuns. They needed a new abbey since their abbey in Ypres was bombed durning the first Worl War and they walk from Ypres to Calais to escapte to England.

Since 1920 they are running Kylemore Abbey and they run also a girl school in these buildings.

You can visit the abbey, the gardens and a neo-gothic church.

Directions: It's located next to the N59 from Clifden towards Leenaun.

Website: http://www.kylemoreabbey.com/

The landscape around you

When you drive from Clifden towards the Connemara National park, you see some nice coastline and take your time and stop now and then to admire the views. Get in the same pace as Ireland is, slow and easy and breath that fresh air and look around you, don’t rush through the landscape.

Directions: Just follow the N59