Mui finds a xylaphone on the way to the Victorian Walled Garden ... @ Kylemore Abbey — Connamara.

The sun's heat was absorbed by the wall during the day and released into the garden in the evening.

The gently graded formal gardens from the entrance — Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.

The formal garden — Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.

Upper tier of the formal garden — Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.

The bothy behind the formal garden was where the workers lived — Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.

The head gardener's cottage at the Victorian Garden — Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.

From here the head gardener could keep an eye on the undergardeners — Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.

From the Victorian Walled Garden — Kylemore Abbey, Ireland.

Kylemore’s Victorian Walled Garden

July 1, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

One of the highlights of our visit to Kylemore Abbey was the Victorian Walled Garden on the grounds of the estate ... about a mile from the castle-turned-abbey.

The garden was originally developed in the 1800s when Mitchell Henry built the castle for his wife. The red brick wall around the garden absorbed the heat of the sun during the day and released it back into the garden in the evening ... essential in the cool and damp climate of Ireland. Over time, it fell into ruin and the manicured grounds became overgrown. The Benedictine nuns who took over Kylemore in 1920 began a restoration program in 1995, using archive photos showing the layout as it was in the 1870s.Read more