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  Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Trappists |
| Established | 1833 |
| Diocese | Waterford and Lismore |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Sir Richard Keane |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Active |
| Site | |
| Location | Mount Melleray, near Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°11′15″N 7°51′27″W / 52.18750°N 7.85750°W |
| Public access | Yes |
Mount Melleray Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Cnoc Mheilearaí) is a Trappist monastery in Ireland, founded in 1833. It is situated on the slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains, near Cappoquin, Diocese of Waterford.
It is famous in literature due to Seán Ó Ríordáin's poem Cnoc Mellerí in Eireaball Spideoige (1952).[1] James Joyce mentions Mount Melleray in "The Dead", the final short story of his 1914 collection Dubliners. The monks are noted for their exceptional hospitality and piety.[2]
- ^ "Art in the form of artefact". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Text of the story" (PDF). www2.hn.psu.edu. Retrieved 29 April 2020.