- It's 820 years old. Its been called the Noblest pile of allas it has the best ruins of any abbey of that period. Dunbrody is a Cistercian Abbey.
- Name:Dunbrody Abbey Visitors Centre
- Address:Campile, Co. Wexford
- Situated on the Hook Peninsula Co Wexford, Dunbrody Abbey is one of the finest examples of a Cistercian Monastery in Ireland.
- The Abbey Dunbrody Abbey was founded in 1170 on the instructions of Strongbow, by Herve de Montmorency (his uncle), after the Norman invasion of Ireland.
- Dunbrody Abbey was founded for the Cistercians of Buildwas in 1171-5 by Harvey De Montmorency. In 1182 it was transferred to St Mary's in Dublin.
- Dunbrody was part of the first round of suppressions in Ireland and was officially dissolved in 1536. The abbey was plundered and made unfit for monks to return.
- Dunbrody Abbey is a vast 12th century monastery ruins located in south-west County Wexford. The ruins are ideal for filmmakers who need large visually...
- Founded in the year 1170, Dunbrody Abbey is one of the finest examples of a Cistercian Monastery in Ireland.
- Dunbrody was part of the first round of suppressions in Ireland and was officially dissolved in 1536. The abbey was plundered and made unfit for monks to return.
- Dunbrody Abbey was founded for the Cistercian Order by Herve de Montmorency in the years following the Norman invasion of Ireland circa 1170.