A Year At Kylemore Abbey on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 – A Year At Kylemore Abbey goes behind the scenes to take viewers through a year in the life of the famous estate in County Galway, Ireland. It focuses on the Benedictine nuns who own Kylemore and their large team of lay staff, showing how they work together to keep this hugely successful attraction thriving.
From battling appalling weather on their busiest day ever to coping with ferocious winter storms, the three episodes take us through all the seasons including the great festivals of Christmas and Easter. Viewers will encounter subjects as diverse as growing brassica vegetables, Gregorian chanting, making the perfect chocolate truffle and the weaning of Connemara ponies as they observe Kylemore’s breathtaking landscape and beautiful old buildings.
Series One, Episode One:
We learn how a group of nuns transformed a crumbling country estate to make it one of Ireland’s most popular heritage sites. From the transformation of the pioneering Victorian Walled Garden to developing their own line of soap, we see how the nuns’ ingenuity turned Kylemore into a mecca for tourists from all over the world.
A Year At Kylemore Abbey on SBS and SBS on Demand – Series Premiere / Saturday 1 November at 8.25pm (3 Parts)
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A Year At Kylemore Abbey on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1
