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Ireland, day 4

The day starts a bit misty and rainy and we drive from Castlebar to the peninsula Corraun and pass this bridge to  Achill Island.

The misty atmosphere is nice for photo's.

I hope I don't bore you with coastline photos but I like this so much.

Achill Island has no trees as the soil is composed of peat. You could see them stabbing the peat.

We make a stop at the Minaun Cliffs.

We leave the island and drive now through the county Connemara and arrive at Kylemore Abbey a neogothic castle built by a wealthy member of  Parlement Mitchell Henry.  After the death of his wife and daughter he sold the castle and since WWI it is in use as a Abbey for Benedict nuns from Belgium. The nuns had here for years a boardingschool for girls.

The interior looked rather frugal.

There was a little chapel on the estate.

There is a beautiful garden at the immense estate on a half hour walk from the abbey.

When enjoying a tea and cake on the terrace, I got company of this little one.

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