Another wonderful Cistercian abbey located on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, I have been visiting, is Tintern Abbey. Situated only a 20-minute drive from Dunbrody Abbey and a 25-minute drive from New Ross. Tintern Abbey, which is today in ruins, was founded c. 1200 by William, Earl Marshal on lands held through his marriage to […]
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From New Ross, I traveled to visit one of the most impressive ruined Cistercians abbeys in Ireland. Situated on the Hook Peninsula in Campile, County Wexford, in a rural tranquillity area, Dunbrody Abbey is one of the finest examples of a Cistercian monastery in Ireland. Dunbrody Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Dhún Bróithe) was founded in 1170. On […]
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Duiske Abbey also known as Graiguenamanagh Abbey, is a 13th-century Cistercian monastery situated in the beautiful town of Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. So, the Abbey is located in the valley of the river Barrow, on a site between the main river and the Duiske tributary. Furthermore, the abbey derives its name from the Douskey River Irish: An Dubhuisce, meaning ‘Black Water’. What`s more, it is […]
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