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Mellifont Abbey, County Louth c. 1903
Platinum print | 14.8 x 20.1 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2600035
Unknown Person
Mellifont Abbey, County Louth c. 1903
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Photograph of the ruins of Mellifont Abbey, the first Cistercian monastery founded in Ireland. Standing in the centre of the photograph is a two-storey wall with four arches at the bottom. This wall forms the remains of the lavabo, a once octagonal wash house. The ruined gateway stands in the background on the left of the photograph. Additional ruins stand on the right of the photograph.
Provenance
From a photograph album presented to King Edward VII in remembrance of the Royal Visit to Ireland in 1903
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Medium and techniques
Platinum print
Measurements
14.8 x 20.1 cm (image) (image)
38.1 x 30.0 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Mellifont Abbey Co Louth [The Province of Leinster, 1903]
