Useful information
- Phone : +353 41 982 6459
- Website: : http://www.heritageireland.ie
Description
Mellifont, or "honey fountain", was Ireland's first Cistercian house, founded in the 12C by Saint Malachie, together with French monks from Clairvaux. Although the church and abbey were burned and pillaged on numerous occasions, monastic activity continued here until the 16C. The remains of the original abbey include the bases of the pillars in the church, part of the octagonal building where the monks used to wash their hands, and a fragment of the colonnade in the cloisters.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide4.33 km - Church Street, Dundalk
- The Green Guide4.83 km - Drogheda
- The Green Guide5.1 km - N 1, Monasterboice
More tourist attractions in Drogheda
Where to sleepnearby
- From €150Townley Hall Apartments2.09 km - Townley Hall Apartments, Slane, Co Meath, Slane
- From €170Collon House4.25 km - Ardee Street, Collon A92 YT29
- From €75Buvinda4.36 km - Oldbridge Buvinda, Drogheda
More hotels in Drogheda
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