Mellifont Abbey, in the County of Louth. Its Rise and Downfall. Dublin: Hodges & Figgis, 1885. First Edition. Pp 45. Small booklet, ex library copy with stamps in a library cloth binding. A good copy.

A short history of the first Cistercian monastery founded in Ireland in the 12th century. Monastic life continued there until King Henry VIII’s suppression of the monasteries in 1539.

Includes a page listing ‘Authorities Consulted.’