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Bective Abbey is a Cistercian abbey
Abbey

An abbey , is a Christianity monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community....
 on the River Boyne
River Boyne

The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about 112 kilometres long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea outside Drogheda....
 in County Meath
County Meath

County Meath is a county in Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, County Meath, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the courts of the Republic of Ireland....
, in Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. The abbey founded by Murchad O'Maeil-Sheachlainn in 1147 as a 'daughter house' of Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey

Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercians abbey to be built in Ireland....
. Although nothing remains except old ruins and walls, it is in a remarkable state of preservation. Bective Abbey is easy to find thanks to many sign posts along the way and it sets in the middle of a farmer's pasture. You get access to the grounds by climbing through a small hole in a gate.






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Bective Abbey is a Cistercian abbey
Abbey

An abbey , is a Christianity monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community....
 on the River Boyne
River Boyne

The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about 112 kilometres long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea outside Drogheda....
 in County Meath
County Meath

County Meath is a county in Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, County Meath, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the courts of the Republic of Ireland....
, in Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. The abbey founded by Murchad O'Maeil-Sheachlainn in 1147 as a 'daughter house' of Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey

Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercians abbey to be built in Ireland....
. Although nothing remains except old ruins and walls, it is in a remarkable state of preservation. Bective Abbey is easy to find thanks to many sign posts along the way and it sets in the middle of a farmer's pasture. You get access to the grounds by climbing through a small hole in a gate. A short stroll across the field take you to the wall of the Abbey, over which you must climb.

See also

  • List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland, (County Meath)
    List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland

    Abbeys and priories in Ireland lists abbeys, priory, friary or other monastic religious houses in Republic of Ireland. This article does not include foundations in Northern Ireland, which are covered in List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland....