KYLEMORE CASTLE
From Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)
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KYLEMORE CASTLE.—This picturesque and beautiful castellated residence was erected by the late Mr. Mitchell Henry some years ago and is one of the most handsome and romantically situated mansions in Ireland. The Pass of Kylemore—meaning great wood—has been always considered equal in grandeur to the famed gap of Dunloe in Kerry, or Barnesmore in Donegal, while the Lough of Kylemore is scarce unsurpassed by the Lakes of Killarney. The pass is 3 miles long, and the lough 2, and ½ mile wide. Doaghrue to the north of the pass rises to a height of more than 1,700 feet, its huge, rugged crags jutting out of the dense wood that gives the pass its name. On the north side of this height and on the border of the lough stands the magnificent castle shown in the accompanying engraving, its turrets half-hidden behind the dense foliage.
Kylemore Castle
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