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Join me Today for PART 2 of my adventures at KYLEMORE ABBEY were we will wander from the Victorian Walled Garden towards the Abbey/ Castle back along the road where the bus 🚌 drove and I show you what I saw along the way 😎 like the CONNEMARA PONY, an antique FIRETRUCK and much more…
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Today’s selection will be of 32 photographs.
Date: 16 July 2023
The Photographs in this post are all taken with my iPhone 📱🤓
I will follow the time stamps on them. So it looks like you are experiencing my adventures with me, to 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 #discover everything what I saw, like the little #details seen through my eyes wandering around the #Estate of #Kylemoreabbey. 😊
The location of the Estate of Kylemore Abbey you find on the following screenshot of Google maps shown with the yellow star ⭐️:
If you missed my first post from last Wednesday you find PART 1 here: 🏰 🌸 “KYLEMORE ABBEY/ CASTLE and its Victorian Walled Garden 🌼🌹” in Connemara County Galway - Ireland 🇮🇪 PART 1 ~ Wednesday Walk
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More information about Kylemore Abbey you find on their website: Kylemore Abbey!
Tickets cost see screenshot of their website : Source!
So 2 of us payed €32,- for the full day and we could visit everything in the estate, including entry to the abbey and gothic church. (More posts will follow 😉)
Let’s start our walk for today. 😊
Are you coming?
As we walk away from the walled garden we see next to the tea house 🫖☕️🧃 a field and this sign.
The sign tells us;
The Connemara pony is Ireland's only native breed. Famous for being hardy and sure-footed the pony evolved in the western part of County Galway, known as Connemara. This area of rough terrain, rocky landscape and wet harsh climate helped develop a breed that is strong, sturdy, resilient and adaptable.
Traditionally used on the farm to pull a plough or bring in the turf from the bog, the pony was also the only means of transport for many living in this barren area. Most families could only afford to keep one pony often a mare whose off-spring was sold annually to provide much-needed income. Any animal that couldn't carry out the tasks on a daily basis was replaced, and this difficult lifestyle helped the Connemara pony develop its trademark stamina and adaptability.
Though much of the pony's history is based on legend with a history that some believe dates back to the Celts, it is said that horses on board ships from the Spanish Armada, which ran aground off the west coast of Ireland in 1588, interbred with the wild native ponies in the area. Additional strength and stamina was added in the 1700s with the introduction of Arabian blood. Other introductions were also made but too much crossbreeding began to dilute the pony blood lines, and so steps were taken in the early twentieth century that would to the pony’s preservation and improvement.
And here they are… let me #introduce to you the CONNEMARA PONY 😊
Surrounded by this breathtakingly stunning scenery, WOW 🤩
Let’s walk a bit further so we are closer by…
A mare and her foal.
We find another sign that has a lot of information about the pony:
I walked further and take the following photos. Such beautiful pony’s. I am no ‘horse person’ but I soooo appreciate their beauty, especially in this setting 😎
The foal looks at me what I am doing hehehe 🤭 and walks away from the mare.
Not to far… just a little bit.
And lays down to rest… 😴😴
I capture 2 more photos of the mare alone…
Last one 😉
Let’s walk further along the path… we see some more Monterey Cypress trees 🌲
Beautiful details in the bark… and the moss growing up is cute.
About half way back along the path there is a little building and in front of the building we find this antique #firetruck:
So cool… they used it on this estate. 🚒🚒🚒🚒🚨
The little motor 🤓
Great they kept it and restored. Not everything is attached but we get to see how it looked back in the days. 🚨🚒
Shortly after, as we walk further, we find a waterfall 😎
The estate has a waterfall… awesome.
Let’s have a look 😊
The stream come from the high mountain behind the estate.
On the left side is a large grass area around some more trees 🌳 where I found many different mushrooms 🍄 I will share them soon 🤓
One last time, a look at the waterfall. Beautiful, I love the sounds of waterfalls. So powerful.
Do you?
We are passing by a lough/lake now… it has the following sign next to the path:
Have a read 📖
Part of the 9 pines… they are so large. I can’t get them all in the photo.
So old… 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
I take a quick photo before more visitors walk by… 📸 believe me those pines are huge.
Along the path we find some instruments you can play with.
Sadly some tools were gone. But one could use a rock, the chain is for heavy winds to hold it together. 🌬️
Just before we reach the Abbey again I find this beautiful tree 🌲
Look how it grew 🥰
We reached the abbey again after this long stroll back along the path the bus brought us the other way. I will share with you next week the Abbey and much more 😊 so stay tuned!
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!pinmapple 53.56266 lat -9.90476 long 🦄 ”THE CONNEMARA PONY at KYLEMORE ABBEY” in Connemara County Galway - Ireland 🇮🇪 Part 2~ MarketFriday d3scr
I'd like to live there please.
Just swinging by to send love.
Beautiful post. As always.
Happy belated #marketfriday angel <3
Yes… me too. The location and scenery… the green, the forest, lake… just perfect.
Hi sweetie 👋🏻😊 hope you are well.
Thanks a lot.
Have a wonderful new week.
Big huggsss and much love ❤️
Wow, Jackie! @littlebee4 Such a beautiful post you have given #MarketFriday! Thank you! The scenery with the Connemara Ponies is stunning! What a scenic background they graze in. I have to say that the sight of them is fitting with the mountains in the back. I love these ponies, although many people always wonder about the pony/horse title. It is usually because of the size that confuses people and I thought this might help here.
I have three horses, although one is considered a pony by name. He is a Chincoteague Pony with the same history of being shipwrecked way back when. The Connemara is well known for being a wonderful show horse, intelligent, gentle, strong, and a very special breed. I digress, but, they are gorgeous!
The forest, the trees... I wish you knew how much I love trees and nature! I can see your love for it, it is obvious and your pictures frame it nicely. I like the nine pine stands of trees. What a nice legend to leave behind. I have silly little things I leave behind wherever I live. Since I have left home, when I move to a new house, I always, always plant a peach tree, sometimes two. I plant a lilac bush if it will survive. I take a piece of my grandmother's lilac and transplant the lilac shoots directly into the ground. I always take care to put it in full sun and well-draining soil. They always grow!
The trees. without a doubt are amazing there... but not to be outdone by the waterfall! I long for my own personal waterfall... don't we all?
Everything about Kylemore is stunning and over-the-top beautiful. What a nice day and I cannot thank you enough for sharing it with us!
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Thank you kindly Denise, happy to share all the beauty around me. The things I love.
I know how much you like these things… many things I do too.
Most people say horses. It is difficult to see. Like these ponies, they look so large and when people think pony they think small. That was definitely a helpful article. Thanks for sharing.
Oh how wonderful, the same history of being shipwrecked.
I must agree, they are beautiful. I loved seeing them. Especially in this scenery. Could spend daysssss there. Hehehe 🤭
I know Denise. We have many similarities. I love nature, this nature… as Spain couldn’t give it to me.
What he did is so great, planting a tree for each child. And all are still there. Such magnificent giants.
Rugged… and full of details. Wonderful.
That’s great you do plant those where you live every time. So great to hear about the lilac’s.
I didn’t have a garden most of the times. But… will plant many trees 🌳 ones we have a garden. 😊
We did look at some plots today. The search for a mature one is difficult here.
Yes, we all would love a private waterfall… or a stream coming if the mountain… fresh water… a dream 😊
Thank you so much Denise, I am happy you came along. Can’t wait to share the abbey itself and the gothic church.
Have a fantastic Monday and a great new week. ☀️🌺
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! help(no space) to get help on Hive. InfoSensational scenery! The ponies are magnificent! Appreciate you sharing.
Thank you so much @ma3str0 👋🏻😊 it was such a great place to wander around. The scenery just awesome. Thanks for joining me today!
Have a nice day.
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Oh this was just delightful! Those ponies look like they need a carrot, a brush and a cuddle!
Thanks a lot @clairemobey 👋🏻😊
Yes, you are so right… a big cuddle 🤗🤗🤗
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Okay, so I fell seriously behind with everything over the past week due to unforeseen circumstances, but I just had to come and read this post...lol! I love to read about these places!
That's some really interesting information about the ponies that you shared early in your article.
Wow! You covered quite a variety in this post. The ponies, the trees, the fire truck, the waterfall... Especially those Pine Trees...they are huge!
I could actually sense the freshness reading through this article and looking at the photos.
Thank you for sharing this with us, @littlebee4! I apologize for being so late though!
Aawww thank you my friend, that’s nice.
I am happy you came along and saw what I saw. This place is so beautiful 🤩
Loved the ponies with that backdrop. We saw so much walking back towards the abbey.
I couldn’t cover it all in one post. So have posted 3 now. One more left… the abbey itself.
That’s great, it was a fresh day and we were lucky we could out run the rain… and after 1 hour 40 minute drive we ended up here. And had a dry day ☀️
It still is raining a lot, more than usual. The news says July has been the wettest month ever in Ireland.
No worries… we all get busy or occupied with other things sometimes @jacoalberts 👋🏻😊 all good.
Enjoy your weekend!
The wettest month ever in Ireland! Wow! That must really be wet. As far as I know, Ireland is known for getting lots of rain...am I right?
Exactly… it is known for the rain. And now they say July was the wettest month ever.
They are right though… it rained every day. For weeks on end.
Today after lunch the rain stopped… so we hopped in the car and drove about 1 hour and had a long walk… along a canal and over a boardwalk. It was nice. It stayed dry too.
Driving home this evening it started to rain again hahaha 🤣!LOL
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It was and it gave us some relief from the rain 🌧️
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Beautiful scenery... It seems like a very peaceful place. Looking at the ponies I wish I were them😀, they seem so free and carefree. 😊 Greetings!🤗
Yes, it was very peaceful there.
The ponies have a stunning life in such beautiful surroundings.
Have a wonderful Sunday 👋🏻😊
That's Ireland for me. Horses and stunning scenery and the green always looks so vibrant and err green! What a beautiful set of photos. Horses get me everything!
It goes without saying that you're going to have an amazing weekend!
Best wishes to you both :-)
Yes, exactly that. The scenery is just wow 🤩
The different shades of green are spectacular. It does rain a lot, hasn’t stopped for a week now.
Luckily one can dress for it.
Thanks a lot, they looks so beautiful against that backdrop. How could I not take lots of photos hehe
Thanks you, and so it is…
Best wishes to you both too, enjoy the last bits of your weekend and have a great start of the new week 👋🏻😊
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Loving the horses and the fire engine !
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Thanks a lot, happy you came along.
Happy new week!
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Beautiful place with this view on the mountains. And cool pics especially with the two ponies (I find them very big for ponies).
Have a lovely weekend.
It was stunning @heroldius 😊 the backdrop just wow 🤩
I thought the same… they look like horses for me.
Thank you so much, you too have a lovely weekend 👋🏻
what a lovely place dear friend @littlebee4 and how much history it holds, I appreciate you sharing all this information and the beautiful photographs
I take this opportunity to wish you a splendid weekend
Thank you kindly my friend @jlufer 👋🏻😊 much appreciated!
Happy to share it with you.
Thanks a lot, have a fantastic weekend too ☀️
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trees are the lungs of the planet, some lovely big old lumps of wood there
They are and seeing these old trees 🌲 made my day.
Cheers @grindle
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This place is breathtakingly beautiful! The fire truck can be looked at endlessly, all the details are so cute. Great walk! ☀️
Thank you so much @tatdt 👋🏻😊 happy you came along.
Yes, so many details…
Loved wandering around there and seeing so much.
Happy weekend!
What an amazing place!! I thought the tour ended with the pony but there’s also a tour of the surroundings which are incredible by the way! Don’t know why but I recalled Forrest Gump running in a path like that 😅
It sure is a stunning place. Loved our day there. I will share more from it as there is the castle and a gothic church too. Next week 😉
The location is just… wow. Happy I could share it with you.
Really Forrest Gump. That’s cool…
Happy weekend, enjoy it 👋🏻😊
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You too @littlebee4! Enjoy your weekend! And thanks for sharing! The castle and the church seem interesting too!
Thank you kindly @wittyzell 👋🏻😊 anytime.
Will edit the photos over the weekend…
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! help(no space) to get help on Hive. InfoFantastic to see more of this beautiful place Jackie, and very interesting history with the horses, and great to see them as well, thanks a lot for sharing and stay !ALIVE
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Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much Erik, there was so much to see. More to come next week 😉
The white ponies were so beautiful in that scenery. Happy to share them.
Happy weekend, enjoy it!
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Thanks for sharing Jackie, and have a fantastic weekend.
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You are welcome Erik! Thanks a lot, enjoy your Sunday 👋🏻😊
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Thanks Jackie, and I hope your Sunday is great too.
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You are welcome, it was. Hope yours too.
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