Kylemore Abbey

Country house in Galway, Ireland, dating from 1860–1875

Freestanding irregular-plan country house, built 1864-71. Seven-bay mainly two-storey front block faces south having stepped plan, projecting off-centre three-storey entrance bay with three-stage octagonal turret to rear and oriel window over entrance, canted west-end bay, double-height bay to east side of tower and narrow bay to west side and flat-roofed single bay to front of one of east end bays. Four-bay two-storey west elevation has single-bay three-storey tower. Attached four-bay three-storey block built into hillside to north-west of front block with single-stage tower. Four-bay two-storey east elevation to main block has full-height canted-bay to south and three-bay single-storey projection forward of other bays, and three-storey L-plan block attached to rear and presenting three-storey tower to east to continue east elevation of front block and having two-storey canted bay. Double-pile two-bay two-storey attached block to north attached to main house via two-storey corridor. Seventeen-bay two-storey school/convent block to east, built c.1920, attached by recent gated wall, having higher projecting stairs tower towards west end and canted east end bay. Single and two-storey blocks to courtyard area and multiple-bay recent extension and additions to rear elevations of main house and school/convent block. Flat felt roofs with lead flashings and pitched slate roofs to hous

Type:
Country house

Period:
1860–1875

Where:
Galway, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.56°N, 9.89°W

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