Bective Abbey

The abbey was founded in 1147 by Murchad O'Maeil-Sheachlainn, as a 'daughter house' of Mellifont Abbey. Around this time the estate lands were surveyed, and recorded at 1580 acres. and made more accessible to visitors around this time. ==In popular culture==

Bective Abbey was used as a location during the shooting of the 1995 historical action-drama movie Braveheart. == Gallery ==

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