Beautiful lake side cottage in the heart of Connemara
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"This is a beautiful, spacious home in a private quiet spot on a hill overlooking a lake. I feel we were very lucky to be able to stay here for a few days."
A grand abbey on an esteemed estate, Kylemore Abbey is a monastery founded in the 1920s by a group of Benedictine nuns. Forced to flee Ypres in Belgium after their home there was destroyed by the atrocities of the First World War, the nuns came to County Galway on the west coast of Ireland to start anew.
Learn about the local history of Clifden when you take a trip to Sky Road. Discover the countryside in this relaxing area or seek out the fishing spots.