- I decided that it was worth driving the 10 km from Drogheda through the countryside to the Old Mellifont Abbey Ruins.
- Old Mellifont Abbey, founded by Saint Malachy in 1142, was Ireland's first Cistercian monastery.
- Mellifont Abbey (Irish: An Mhainistir Mhór, literally 'the Big Monastery'), was a Cistercian abbey located close to Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland.
- Mellifont Abbey: Old Mellifont Abbey - See 238 traveller reviews, 307 candid photos, and great deals for Drogheda, Ireland, at Tripadvisor.
- Located in County Louth, 15km from Drogheda , Mellifont Abbey (An Mhainistir Mhór in Gaelic) was a monument that inspired all subsequent abbeys.
- The Treaty of Mellifont, which ended the Nine Years War, was signed here in 1603, and William of Orange used the abbey as his headquarters during the...
- The remains of Mellifont Abbey lie in a valley of the River Mattock, a tributary of the Boyne, near Drogheda in County Louth.
- Mellifont Abbey is located about 9 km west of Drogheda in County Louth.
- Explore the Mellifont Abbey when you travel to Drogheda - Expedia's Mellifont Abbey information guide keeps you in the know!
- Mellifont Abbey is a ruined 12th-century Cistercian monastery near Monasterboice in County Louth. ... In 1152, the abbey hosted the Synod of Drogheda.
- On the bank of the River Mattock, about six miles from Drogheda, are the remains of Old Mellifont Abbey.
- Mellifont Abbey — • Located three miles from Drogheda, Co. Louth, Diocese of Armagh, it was the first Cistercian monastery established in Ireland Catholic...
- Inspired by his zeal, St Malachy of Armagh, the Irish saint and friend of St Bernard, founded Mellifont Abbey in 1142 with a group of Irish and French monks.
