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Benedictine Nuns and Kylemore Abbey: a History : A History by Deirdre Raftery and Catherine KilBride (2020, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIrish Academic Press
ISBN-101785373226
ISBN-139781785373220
eBay Product ID (ePID)21038394330
Product Key Features
Number of Pages210 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBenedictine Nuns and Kylemore Abbey: a History : a History
Publication Year2020
SubjectSubjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Buildings / Religious, Christianity / Denominations, Institutions & Organizations
TypeTextbook
AuthorDeirdre Raftery, Catherine Kilbride
Subject AreaReligion, Architecture, Photography
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight25.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal255.97
SynopsisFor one hundred years, Kylemore Abbey has been home to the Irish Benedictine nuns, whose monastery in Flanders was destroyed during the First World War. Known in continental Europe as the Irish Dames of Ypres, the community was founded in 1665 and provided education to the daughters of elite Irish Catholics during the penal era. On arriving in Connemara in 1920, the Benedictines established a monastery and opened a boarding school. This book provides the first fully illustrated account of the Irish Benedictines and their monastery at Kylemore. It also charts the fascinating history of the castle, built by Mitchell Henry and later home to the Duke and Duchess of Manchester. The stunningly beautiful castle became a national landmark in the nineteenth century. The twentieth century saw the Benedictines develop the gardens, restore the Gothic Chapel and open the castle to the public. Meticulously researched with material from the Kylemore archives, this book provides a compelling account of a unique part of Irish history, while the images capture the life of the nuns, and the savage beauty of Kylemore and its surroundings under the Diamond Mountain.
LC Classification NumberBX4277
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