Mellifont Abbey, County Louth, Ireland - August 25, 2010: Mellifont Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland.

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Mellifont Abbey, County Louth, Ireland - August 25, 2010: Mellifont Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland. Founded in 1142 on the orders of Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh.

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