Louth

16/10/2022

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18/04/2021

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21/02/2021

Another beautiful sunset over Collon.

09/07/2020

Old Mellifont Abbey
The first Cistercian monastery in Ireland founded in 1142 by St Malachy of Armagh, its most unusual feature is the octagonal Lavabo c. 1200. The Visitor Centre houses an interesting exhibition on the work of masons in the Middle Ages with fine examples of their craft on display. Access to site by stone stairway. The site is now fully accessible.

The abbey imported it's formal style of architecture from the abbeys of the same order in Europe.The abbey was consecrated in 1157 and from this humble beginnings the Cistercian community spread out throughout Ireland founding other abbeys throughout the country with Mellifont being the model on which these abbeys were based. The most significant remains of Mellifont Abbey is the chapter house, the Lavabo where the monks would have washed their hands before meals and the impressive Gateway. The other parts of the Abbey are gone but small walls remain making it possible to make out how the Abbey would have looked.

A visitors centre was recently opened at the Abbey in the building used for Ireland`s first Youth Hostel. The centre contains some of the carvings found during excavations of the site. Guided tours are also available from 30th May to 28th August.

Did you know? By 1170, Mellifont had one hundred monks and three hundred lay brothers. The Abbey became the model for other Cistercian abbeys. It was the main abbey in Ireland until it was closed in 1539, when it became a fortified house.

01/07/2020

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Why not take the road less travelled and Explore Louth, Land of Legends and Full of Life! Heritage Trail Map available athttps://www.visitlouth.ie/assets/uploads/Explore%20Louth%20Heritage%20Trail%20Map%202019.pdf

01/07/2020

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08/06/2020

Tullyallen

08/06/2020

Tenure

04/06/2020

Collon viewed from above the Deerpark.

26/05/2020

Monasterboice