On Wednesday, April 7th, at noon, the Grace First Presbyterian Church Choir under the direction of Stan deWitt will kick off their 2010 Ireland Performance Tour with a lunch time concert performed at the
Gothic Church in Kylemore Abbey. The choir starts his excursion of Connemara National Park in the morning. It‘s highlight is the beautiful Kylemore Abbey where a home-made tea and scones await them prior to the choir‘s concert at the Gothic Church.
Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I. Originally called Kylemore Castle, it was built between 1863 and 1868 as a private home for the family of Mitchell Henry, a wealthy politician from Manchester, England who was also MP for Galway County from 1871 to 1885. Architects were James Franklin Fuller and Ussher Roberts. After the death of his wife Margaret in 1875, Mitchell did not spend much time there. He and his wife are both buried in the small mausoleum near the church in the grounds of the abbey. A notable feature of the abbey is the
neo-Gothic church, a miniature replica of Norwich Cathedral, made from local green Connemara marble. It was built between 1877 and 1881 and has a beautiful stained glass tracery window depicts the five graces; Fortitude, Faith, Charity, Hope and Chastity, and it is a center of reflection and prayer for many visitors.
On Wednesday, April 7th, at noon, the Grace First Presbyterian Church Choir under the direction of Stan deWitt will kick off their 2010 Ireland Performance Tour with a lunch time concert performed at the Gothic Church in Kylemore Abbey. The choir starts his excursion of Connemara National Park in the morning. It‘s highlight is the beautiful Kylemore Abbey where a home-made tea and scones await them prior to the choir‘s concert at the Gothic Church. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I. Originally called Kylemore Castle, it was built between 1863 and 1868 as a private home for the family of Mitchell Henry, a wealthy politician from Manchester, England who was also MP for Galway County from 1871 to 1885. Architects were James Franklin Fuller and Ussher Roberts. After the death of his wife Margaret in 1875, Mitchell did not spend much time there. He and his wife are both buried in the small mausoleum near the church in the grounds of the abbey. A notable feature of the abbey is the neo-Gothic church, a miniature replica of Norwich Cathedral, made from local green Connemara marble. It was built between 1877 and 1881 and has a beautiful stained glass tracery window depicts the five graces; Fortitude, Faith, Charity, Hope and Chastity, and it is a center of reflection and prayer for many visitors.
That looks beautiful... The acoustics must be just fabulous! Would love to be swimming or fishing in that lovely river. Conn, look up some relatives why don't you?
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