Old Mellifont Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland, known to the Cistercians in Ireland as the ‘Mother House’, a base from which the Cistercian community expanded, adding more and more institutions (known as ‘daughter houses’) across Ireland. The name Mellifont comes from the Latin, Fons Mellis meaning ‘Fount of Honey’. Find out more on our website! Link in our bio! @visitlouthie @irelandsancienteast | Discover Boyne Valley