Mellifont Abbey Situated in a tranquil valley on the banks of the River Mattock, a tributary of the Boyne and just 20 minutes from Slane village, the abbey derives its name from the latin Font Mellismeaning ‘founain of honey’. Founded in 1142 by St Malachi, this was the first Cistercian monastery in Ireland. It became one […]
Mellifont Abbey
