Baltinglass Abbey stands on the banks of the River Slaney on the outskirts of the small town of Baltinglass. The abbey was founded in 1148 by the king of Leinster, Diarmait MacMurrough, as a daughter house of the Cistercian Abbey at Mellifont, Co. Louth. What survives at Baltinglass is essentially the church of the abbey. The chancel and the transept at the east end were probably constructed in the early…
Source: National Monuments Service – Monuments to Visit (CC BY 4.0) · Ref WI027-024001-
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