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Tintern Abbey nr. Saltmills photos Photos neolithic sites Links travelogue |
The abbey is Cistercian, and founded by the Earl Marshall of Ireland in 1200.He granted 9000 acres to the abbey based on a vow he made to fund a religious order if he survived a particularly bad sea voyage. I imagine that he would have promised god just about anything to avoid shipwreck, so he upheld his vow. Over the next few centuries, Tintern continued to amass land in Wexford and was considered the third richest Cistercian Abbey in Ireland (Mellifont and St. Mary's in Dublin were greater).
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lost in ireland 2005 travelogue and photos © rfingerson |