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- Foundation of the first Cistercian house in IrelandIrelandIreland 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 MellifontMellifont AbbeyMellifont 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 AirgíallaKings of AirgíallaBetween 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 11571157 in Ireland-Events:*Completion and consecration of Mellifont Abbey, the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland....
. The Cistercians were brought into Ireland by Saint MalachySaint MalachySaint Malachy was the Archbishop of Armagh, to whom were attributed several miracles and a vision of the identity of the last 112 Popes...