Mount Melleray, also spelled Mountmelleray (Irish: Cnoc Mheilearaí, meaning 'hill of Meilearaí'),[1] is a townland situated in the Knockmealdown Mountains near Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Lismore and Mocollop in the historical barony of Coshmore and Coshbride.[1][2] The townland, which is 2.25 square kilometres (0.87 sq mi) in area,[2] had a population of 31 people as of the 2011 census.[3] It is home to the Cistercian monastery, Mount Melleray Abbey, and a Scout centre operated by Scouting Ireland.
Mount Melleray
Cnoc Mheilearaí | |
|---|---|
Townland | |
| Mountmelleray | |
.jpg) Former 19th-century monastery boarding houses, now the Scout Centre, in Mount Melleray | |
  Mount Melleray | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′10″N 7°51′25″W / 52.186°N 7.857°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | County Waterford |
| Barony | Coshmore and Coshbride |
| Civil parish | Lismore and Mocollop |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi) |
Abbey
editThe townland is home to Mount Melleray Abbey, a Cistercian monastery, the first such monastery to be built in Ireland after the Reformation. Built in the early 19th century,[4] it is now home to a community of Trappist monks.[5]
Scout centre
editA Scout centre run by Scouting Ireland, formerly Scouting Ireland (CSI), is also situated at Mount Melleray.[6] The centre, which was a former monastic boarding house acquired in 1979,[7] includes a museum documenting the history of Scouting in Ireland. The centre is made up of a small camping field adjoining a large dormitory centre which also contains a climbing wall. Mount Melleray hosted the last Melvin All Ireland Scoutcraft competition of Scouting Ireland (CSI) in 2003. As of September 2020[update], the centre had been closed for renovations since March 2019.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cnoc Mheilearaí / Mountmelleray". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Mountmelleray Townland, Co. Waterford". townlands.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "CD171 - Waterford Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office.
Population [..] Townlands [..] Mountmelleray, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford [..] 31
- ^ "History". mountmellerayabbey.org. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Mount Melleray Abbey". mountmellerayabbey.org. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
Mount Melleray Abbey is a community of Cistercian (Trappist) monks
- ^ "About Mount Melleray Scout Centre". mountmellerayscoutcentre.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b Glavin, Katie (16 September 2020). "Calls for clarity on Mount Melleray Scout Centre". The Avondhu.
External links
edit- Mount Melleray Scout Centre website (archived 2019)