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Mainistir (Mór) Drochit Átha (Mellifont Abbey)

  • Mellifont
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Cistercian monastery near current town of Drogheda.


See also: Bec Loingsech mac Airist
Bec Loingsech mac Airist
Bec(c) ‘the exile’, son of Airist, king of the Romans; in the Acallam na senórach he is said to have attempted the conquest of Ireland but drowned in a great wave that overcame Ireland: he died in the spot that came to be known as the estuary of Bec Loingsech (Inber Bic Loingsig) in Brega, later the site of the monastery of Drogheda (Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth).

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Bhreathnach, Edel [project lead], and Keith Smith [project manager], Monastic Ireland, Online: The Discovery Programme, 2014–present. URL: <https://monastic.ie>. 
abstract:
The aim of the Monastic Ireland project is to assemble accurate and comprehensive information relating to the history, landscape and material culture of Irish monastic houses c. 1100–1700, presented online through www.monastic.ie.
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C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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June 2020, last updated: March 2023

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