Mellifont Abbey (Mellifont Abbey) is built in Louth County next to the Mattock River in Ireland. It is the first Cistercian monastery built in Ireland. History
The abbey was founded in 1142 by order of St. Malachy becoming a great place of worship replacing the neighboring Monasterboice. In 1539 the abbey was closed and abandoned. It served as headquarters of William of Orange in the Battle of the Boyne at the end of the 17th century. lavatório Lavatory of Mellifont Abbey.
The lavatory is the most important part of the ruins of Mellifont. It is an octagonal building from which only four of the eight walls are preserved. Of its construction it is possible to emphasize the arches of Romanesque style. Chapter room
Located to the east of the cloister, it preserves a splendid vault and medieval tiles from the old abbey that has now disappeared.
Coordinates: 53 ° 44'32 "N 6 ° 27'59" W / 53.742317, -6.466481
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