Place of worship
Old Mellifont Abbey
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Location
Tullyallen, LH
Mellifont
Tips from locals
Open April- to September. Mellifont was the most wealthiest monastic house in Ireland in medieval Ireland
Mellifont Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery in Ireland. St Malachy of Armagh created it in 1142 with the help of a small number of monks sent by St Bernard from Clairvaux. Grounds only – Free entry Access to exhibition in the Visitor Centre and guided tour: Adult: €5.00 Group/Senior: €4.00 Child(12-17)/Student: €3.00 Family: €13.00 Directions: Tullyallen Drogheda Co. Louth A92 K682
Mellifont Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery in Ireland. St Malachy of Armagh created it in 1142 with the help of a small number of monks sent by St Bernard from Clairvaux. Grounds only – Free entry Access to exhibition in the Visitor Centre and guided tour: Adult: €5.00 Group/Senior: €4.0…
The first Cistercian monastery in Ireland founded in 1142 by St Malachy of Armagh, its most unusual feature is the octagonal Lavabo c. 1200.
Mellifont Abbey is a ruined 12th-century Cistercian monastery . Most of what remains is only foundations, but there is a fine lavabo that is mostly intact, along with the gate house. Walk there.