Kylemore Abbey

Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine Monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, , Ireland. The Abbey was founded for Benedictine nuns who fled Belgium in World War 1.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: abbey in Galway, Ireland
  • Also known as: “abadia de Kylemore”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kylemore Church and Henry Mausoleum.

Church
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is situated 470 metres east of Kylemore Abbey.

Tomb
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is a tomb, which is situated 600 metres east of Kylemore Abbey.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Letterfrack and Tully Cross.

Photo: Chalky Lives, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the coast of Connemara in , with a population of about 200. In Irish Leitir means a rock-strewn hillside and fraic means speckled, referring to the bright quartzite rocks.

Village
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is a small located on the Renvyle Peninsula in north-west , in , Ireland. It is actually situated in the townland of Gorteenclough. The village lies close to the sea and is on the Wild Atlantic Way coastal route. is situated 6 km northwest of Kylemore Abbey.

Kylemore Abbey

Latitude
53.56175° or 53° 33′ 42″ north
Longitude
-9.88949° or 9° 53′ 22″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
9C5GH466+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177805645
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q132220
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Kylemore Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kylemore abade-etxea”
  • Chinese: “凯尔莫尔修道院”
  • Dutch: “Kylemore Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Kylemore”
  • French: “Abbaye de Kylemore”
  • German: “Kylemore Abbey”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר קיילמור”
  • Irish: “Mainistir na Coille Móire”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Kylemore”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Kylemore”
  • Japanese: “カイルモア修道院”
  • Latin: “Abbatia Kylemore”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kylemore Abbey”
  • Norwegian: “Kylemore Abbey”
  • Polish: “Opactwo Kylemore”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Kylemore”
  • Scots: “Kylemore Abbey”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Kylemore”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Kylemore”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Kylemore”
  • Ukrainian: “Абатство Кайлмор”

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