Sinfully good sweets at Kylemore Abbey

Deluxe chocolates are now a hit in Europe

Sr Genevieve, Chocolatier at Kylemore Abbey, Co Galway Picture: Michael Dillon

Chocolates made by the Benedictine nuns at Kylemore Abbey in Co Galway will be under Christmas trees in the US, France, Belgium and Germany this year thanks to a surge in online orders.

The range, which includes bags of chocolate sheep for €4.95, slabs of honeycomb chocolate for €7.50 and a selection of bars priced from €3.50, was the brainchild of Sister Genevieve Harrington. In 2010, when the school at the abbey closed, ...