abbeys meath

Bective Abbey was founded in 1150 by Murchadh O' Melaghin, King of Meath, for the Cistercians, and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. It was an abbey of some importance as the Abbot was a spiritual lord and sat in the Parliament of the Pale. Hugh De Lacy, was buried there in 1195, but was eventually moved to Dublin. The abbey was suppressed in 1536 and the lands were rented to Thomas Asgarde, and eventually bought by Andrew Wyse in 1552. It passed into the hands of the Dillons and then the Bol...

Slane Abbey was founded in 1512 for 4 priests, four clerks and four choristers.The tower of this abbey is opened  to the public and and can be climed by a winding stair case. At the top you have lovely view of the Boyne Valley....