Tintern Abbey (County Wexford)

Tintern Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland.
The Abbey – which is today in ruins, some of which have been restored – was founded in the 13th century by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, as the result of a vow he had made when his boat was caught in a storm nearby. Once established, the abbey was colonised by monks from the Cistercian abbey at Tintern in Monmouthshire, Wales, of which Marshall was also patron. To distinguish the two, the mother house in Wales was sometimes known as 'Tintern Major' and its daughter abbey in Ireland as 'Tintern de Voto' (Tintern of the vow).
==See also==
* List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Wexford)
==External links==
*Wexford Web: Tintern Abbey
Category:Buildings and structures in County Wexford
Category:Cistercian monasteries in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Ruins in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Visitor attractions in County Wexford
Category:Religion in County Wexford
Category:Christian monasteries established in the 13th century
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