1142 in Ireland
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  • Foundation of the first Cistercian house in Ireland
    Ireland
    Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

     at Mellifont
    Mellifont Abbey
    Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland.-Origins:Founded in 1142 on the orders of Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Mellifont Abbey sits on the banks of the River Mattock, some ten km north-west of Drogheda.By 1170, Mellifont had one...

    , on land given by the King of Airgíalla
    Kings of Airgíalla
    Between the sixth to sixteenth centuries, The Kingdom of Airgíalla was one of the three major kingdoms that formed what is now the province of Ulster. The others were In Tuisceairt to the west, and Ulaid to the east....

    . Abbey completed in 1157
    1157 in Ireland
    -Events:*Completion and consecration of Mellifont Abbey, the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland....

    . The Cistercians were brought into Ireland by Saint Malachy
    Saint Malachy
    Saint Malachy was the Archbishop of Armagh, to whom were attributed several miracles and a vision of the identity of the last 112 Popes...

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