1142 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1142 in Ireland.
Events
- Foundation of the first Cistercian house in Ireland at Mellifont,[1] on land given by the King of Airgíalla. Abbey completed in 1157.[2] The Cistercians were brought into Ireland by Saint Malachy[3]
References
- ↑ The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
- ↑ Moody, TW & Martin, FX (eds) (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork, Ireland: The Mercier Press. pp. p 120.
- ↑ Illustrated Dictionary of Irish History. Mac Annaidh, S (ed). Gill and Macmillan, Dublin. 2001