• Mellifont Abbey (Irish: An Mhainistir Mhór, literally 'the Big Monastery'), was a Cistercian abbey located close to Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland.
  • My friend and I took an Uber to Mellifont Abbey from Drogheda and had to use the local taxi service to get back.
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  • Old Mellifont Abbey, founded by Saint Malachy in 1142, was Ireland's first Cistercian monastery.
  • Listen to some wonderful audio on Old Mellifont Abbey - part of the Boyne Valley Drive: For more on what Mellifont and nearby Drogheda has to offer, watch the...
  • Mellifont Abbey is located about 10km east of Drogheda, in County Louth. It was the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland, established in 1142 by Saint Malachy of...
  • Old Mellifont Abbey is located six miles from Drogheda. Mellifont was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland it was founded around 900 years ago.
  • Old Mellifont Abbey in Drogheda. Establishment at 2 Dominick Street, Drogheda, County Louth A92 PR84, Ireland.
  • In 1566 the buildings at Mellifont were granted to Edward Moore, ancestor of the Earls of Drogheda, and loyal follower of the British Crown. He turned the abbey...
  • In its Anglo-Norman prime, this abbey, 1.5km off the main Drogheda–Collon road (R168), was the Cistercians' first and most magnificent centre in Ireland.
  • Little of the original Mellifont Abbey remains today, the most striking feature is the 13th century lavabo where the monks washed their hands before eating.
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