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1157 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1157 in Ireland.
Incumbents
High King: Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn
Events
Completion and consecration of Mellifont Abbey, the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland.Moody, TW Martin, FX 1967 The Course of Irish History The Mercier Press Cork, Ireland 120 & 369
The earliest Irish land charter to survive is that of the grant in 1157 of land to the Cistercians in Newry, which lay in Uí Echach, by the High King Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn
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