Chapter House, Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth

Chapter House, Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth

Window

Lantern slide depicting a window from the Chapter House, Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth. Originally titled 'Chap Ho Mellifont' and labelled 'L5 27'. The image is of the North window of the Chapter House in the abbey. Such a building would have been used for large meetings or prayers. These ruins are known as Old Mellifont Abbey, and was the first Cistercian monastery in Ireland. The abbey was founded in 1142 by Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh. The ruin is located near Collon, by the banks of the river Mattock, 6 miles North of Drogheda.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 33

BOX33_027

11/01/17

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Louth

Logainm County Code: http://www.logainm.ie/100021.aspx

Townland: Mellifont

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ihttps://www.logainm.ie/34029.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 301254

Irish National Grid North: 278020

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.742169

Longitude: -6.4659315

Place: Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Latitude: 53.742665 Longitude: -6.465956900000037

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)