Mainistir Cnoc Mheilearaí

Mainistir Chistéirseach is ea  Mainistir Cnoc Mheilearaí. Tá sí suite i gContae Phort Láirge, thart ar 18km ó Dhún Garbhán. 
Stair
D’fhill na Cistéirsigh ar Éirinn agus bhunaigh siad mainistir ag Cnoc Mheilearaí, Co. Phort Láirge sa bhliain 1832. Ba í seo an chéad mhainistir Chistéirseach a bunaíodh in Éirinn ón Reifirméisean. Tá sí anois ar cheann de na mainistreacha is mó de chuid na gCistéirseach.

Abaí
 Dom Vincent de paul Ryan (1833-1845) - Bunaitheoir 
 Dom Joseph Mary Ryan (1846-1848)
 Dom Bruno Fitzpatrick (1848-1893)
 Dom John (Carthage) Delaney (1894-1908)
 Dom Richard (Marius) O'Phelan (1908-1931)Fr. Marius O Phelan  Irish Script on Screen, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies
 Dom Stanislaus Hickey OSOC, BA(RUI) (1931-1933)
 Dom Celsus O'Connell (1933-1957) - formerly Abbot of Mount St Bernard Abbey
 Dom Finbar Cashman (1957-1971)
 Dom Pól Ó hAonusa (Paul Hennessy) OCSO (1971–75) A humble, unconventional abbot, who chose exile in Africa Irish Times, 2 July 2004.
 Dom Edward Ducey (1976-1980) 
 Dom Justin MacCarthy (1980-1989)
 Dom Eamon Fitzgerald (1989 - 2008) - appointed Abbot General of the Cistercians worldwide.https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mount-melleray-abbot-first-irishman-to-head-cistercians-26475386.html Mount Melleray Abbot first Irishman to head Cistercians by John Cooney, Irish Independent, 9 September 2008.
 Dom Augustine McGregor (2010-2014) 
 Br. Boniface McGinley OCSO 
 Dom Richard Purcell (2017– faoi láthair)New Abbot Elected  News Mount Melleray Abbey. previously Abbot of Mount St. Josephs Roscrea (2009-2017).

Féach freisin
 An Mhainistir Mhór, Collon, Co Louth.Mellifont Abbey www.mellifontabbey.ie
 Mná rialta Cistéirseach, St Mary's Abbey, Gleann an Chairn, Contae Phort Láirge.St. Mary's, Glencairn Abbey

 Tagairtí 

Catagóir:Mainistreacha na hÉireann
Catagóir:Cistéirseach
Catagóir:Creideamh i gContae Phort Láirge