Mellifont Abbey, Spring Sunshine
by Sublime Ireland
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Mellifont Abbey, Spring Sunshine
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Sublime Ireland
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Ok, Mellifont Abbey in County Louth is not quite Secret Ireland, though it is a little bit off the beaten track.
This slightly hidden gem is located north of Drogheda, a mile or so off the road towards the village of Collon.
Founded in 1142 by Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, it was the first Cistercian monastery in Ireland – built in the formal style of French Cistercian abbeys.
At its peak, it had one hundred monks and three hundred lay brothers.
It survived for more than four centuries before being shut down by King Henry VIII who in 1539 announced the suppression of all monasteries in his realm.
Another foreign monarch, William of Orange, used Mellifont as his headquarters during the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
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