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Kylemore Abbey

age tea? That idea may not have crossed your mind, but this simple, savory infusion is a regular and welcome offering at Kylemore Abbey’s garden tea-house in the Connemara region of Galway. Rest assured, the sage leaves have been recently gathered in their 6-acre walled Victorian garden, steeped for the recommended three minutes with hot (not boiling) water, and truly hit the spot after you’ve walked the verdant grounds or toured some of the tens of rooms in this former castle turned Benedictine abbey. Yes, that means nuns, and their story is as captivating as

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