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Bective Abbey County Meath Ireland
Bective Abbey in County Meath Ireland was founded in 1147 by Murchad O'Maeil- Sheachlainn the King of Meath and was the second Cistercian abbey built in Ireland after Mellifont Abbey. It was so important that Hugh de Lacy, the most powerful Norman knight who built the nearby Trim Castle was buried here in 1195. Much of the abbey was altered during the turbulent years of the 15th century and it became the most fortified Cistercian monastery in Ireland. The Abbey closed down in 1536 after the Suppression of the Monasteries was carried out by England's Henry VIII.
Recently several scenes of the Hollywood movie, “The Last Duel” starring Hollywood A-listers Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer were filmed on location here, scenes from the Mel Gibson movie Braveheart were also filmed here in 1995
Bective Abbey County Meath Ireland
Bective Abbey in County Meath Ireland was founded in 1147 by Murchad O'Maeil- Sheachlainn the King of Meath and was the second Cistercian abbey built in Ireland after Mellifont Abbey. It was so important that Hugh de Lacy, the most powerful Norman knight who built the nearby Trim Castle was buried here in 1195. Much of the abbey was altered during the turbulent years of the 15th century and it became the most fortified Cistercian monastery in Ireland. The Abbey closed down in 1536 after the Suppression of the Monasteries was carried out by England's Henry VIII.
Recently several scenes of the Hollywood movie, “The Last Duel” starring Hollywood A-listers Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer were filmed on location here, scenes from the Mel Gibson movie Braveheart were also filmed here in 1995