Old Mellifont Abbey

Must-see attractions nearby: Millmount Museum St Peter's Church

After the Dissolution of the Monasteries (1539) it was converted into a fortified manor house. Only a few remains of the original building have been preserved - a castle-like gatehouse with a massive tower, the fine crypt of the church, part of the two-story lavabo in the cloister (arches reconstructed) and the finely vaulted chapter-house (14th C.) in which a variety of architectural fragments are now kept. Part of the floor of the chapter-house has been laid with attractively patterned glazed tiles from the church. Stumps of walls and marks on the ground indicate that the abbey was laid out on the Clairvaux model.