
The Hills Are Alive: A Year At Kylemore Abbey

This series takes viewers through a year in the life of Kylemore Abbey, an iconic heritage site and monastery in Connemara that’s become one of Ireland’s most popular tourist destinations, thanks to its owners, a highly entrepreneurial group of Benedictine nuns.
We observe how these dynamic sisters combine devout spirituality with a canny commercial sense, working with a massive team of lay staff to maintain Kylemore’s success, heritage, and environment alongside its religious ethos.
We also go behind the monastery wall to explore what it means to be a Benedictine nun today and how the sisters feel their values still resonate in modern society.
Director
David Kerr
Genres
History
Duration
3x60
Production Company
Cornelia Street Productions
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