Mellifont Abbey, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Mellifont Abbey, Drogheda, Co. Louth

Abbey

Lantern slide depicting the chapter house in Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth. Originally titled 'MELLIFONT' and labelled 'L5 16'. This slide shows the Chapter House of Mellifont 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. The lavabo would have been used by the monks to wash their hands before eating. A new abbey still active, is located nearby.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 33

BOX33_016

11/01/17

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

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Louth

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

Town: Mellifont

Logainm Town: https://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, Drogheda, Co. Louth Latitude: 53.742665 Longitude: -6.465956900000037

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)