Kylemore Abbey has long been a tourist favourite, and until recently served the area as a boarding and day school for girls. Angelica Huston is perhaps the most famous alumnus.
And in Septmeber 2018, the owners of Kylemore Abbey launched plans to build a three-story monastery, the first female Benedictine monastery to be built in Europe in over 400 years.
The substantial works at one of Ireland's oldest functioning religious settlements were completed earlier this week, with the order currently moving into their new digs.
The Kylemore Trust demolished the previous single-story structure at the rear of the Abbey chapel, and in its place built a modern and comfortable monastery.
Despite the modernity and comfort on offer inside, the designers of the new monastery took great care to preserve the harmonious and beautiful look of the Abbey. The new monastery features exquisite stonework that blends in with the world-famous Abbey
The new Benedictine monastery was originally slated to be completed in 2020, but the plans, and the 100th anniversary, were put back by the Covid pandemic.
The Benedictine nuns first landed at Kylemore after fleeing Belgium during WWI.