Mellifont Abbey, a ruin standing 4 miles NW. of Drogheda, was the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland, founded by St Malachy (q.v.) in 1142. In 1539, when it surrendered to Henry VIII.'s commissioners, it had 140 monks. Its remains were excavated during 1884-85. See Mellifont Abbey, by K. F. B. (1886).
Mellifont Abbey
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 126
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