Tintern Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located on the Hook Peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland.
Southern face
Tintern abbey
Grounds and river
Dublin Penny Journal, 1834
Tintern Abbey
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Tintern Abbey is a ruined medieval abbey adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales
Tintern Abbey, County Wexford
…Irish Academy, church historian J. H. Bernard suggests a foundation date of 3 December 1200. Once established, the abbey was colonised by monks from the Cistercian abbey at Tintern in Monmouthshire, Wales, of which Marshal was also patron. To distinguish the two, the mother house in Wales was sometimes known as "Tintern Major" and…
Tintern Abbey West End
Details of stonework, interior and exterior
Aerial view of Tintern Abbey
The River Wye landing by Edward Dayes, 1799