Mount Melleray Abbey
Mount Melleray Abbey
Mount Melleray Abbey, a Cistercian monastery is the first such monastery to be built in Ireland after the Reformation. It was built in 1832, near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.
Image courtesy of Lismore Heritage Co LtdMount Melleray Abbey
Image courtesy of Lismore Heritage Co Ltd
Image courtesy of Lismore Heritage Co Ltd
Mount Melleray Abbey
Mount Melleray Abbey, a Cistercian monastery is the first such monastery to be built in Ireland after the Reformation. It was built in 1832, near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.
Image courtesy of Lismore Heritage Co LtdMount Melleray is a townland situated in the Knockmealdown Mountains near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford. It is home to Mount Melleray Abbey which was built by the Cistercians in 1832.
It was founded by monks in 1833 that had been expelled from France, when Louis Philippe became King of France. They leased 600 acres of land from the owner Sir Richard Keane. They built a chapel, dormitories and farm offices with the stones they found on the land. They also planted trees and grew turnips and potatoes.
In the 1950s, at its height, there were 140 monks living here. Now there are only around 30 monks still living at Mount Melleray Abbey today, where masses and retreats still take place.
Scouting at Mount Melleray
De La Salle Scouts
Image courtesy of De La Salle Scout Group, Waterford
Image courtesy of De La Salle Scout Group, Waterford
There is also a Scout Centre run by Scouting Ireland at Mount Melleray.
It is an ideal location because of the nearby hills and mountains, as well as a glen with a river and forest.
The Scout Centre includes a museum telling the history of Scouting in Ireland.