Mount Melleray, also spelled Mountmelleray (), is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

situated in the

Knockmealdown Mountains The Knockmealdown Mountains ( ga, Sléibhte Chnoc Mhaoldomhnaigh) are a mountain range located on the border of counties Tipperary and Waterford in Ireland, running east and west between the two counties. The highest peak of the range is Knockmea ...

near Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland. It is in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

of Lismore and Mocollop in the historical barony of

Coshmore and Coshbride Coshmore and Coshbride () is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland. Etymology Coshmore is derived from Irish ''Cois Abha Móire'', "bank of the Great River", referring to the Munster Blackwater. Coshbride means "banks of the Bride", referrin ...

. The townland, which is in area, had a population of 31 people as of the 2011 census. It is home to the

Cistercian The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...

monastery,

Mount Melleray Abbey Mount Melleray Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Ireland, founded in 1833. It is situated on the slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains, near Cappoquin, Diocese of Waterford. It is famous in literature due to Seán Ó Ríordáin's poem ''Cnoc Mel ...

, and a Scout centre operated by

Scouting Ireland Scouting Ireland ( ga, Gasóga na hÉireann) is one of the largest youth movements on the island of Ireland, a voluntary educational movement for young people with over 45,000 members, including over 11,000 adult volunteers . Of the 750,000 peo ...

Abbey

The townland is home to

, a

monastery, the first such monastery to be built in Ireland after the Reformation. Built in the early 19th century, it is now home to a community of

Trappist The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance ( la, Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated as OCSO) and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a ...

monks.

Scout centre

A Scout centre run by

, formerly

Scouting Ireland (CSI) The Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland (CBSI; ga, Gasóga Caitliceacha na hÉireann) was an Irish Catholic Scouting organisation active from 1927 until 2004, when it formed Scouting Ireland by merging with the former Scout Association of Ireland ( ...

, is also situated at Mount Melleray. The centre, which was a former monastic boarding house acquired in 1979, includes a museum documenting the history of

Scouting in Ireland Scouting and Guiding in Ireland began six months after Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Baden Powell founded the first Scouts' association near the Isle of Wight, England. The first Scouting groups in Ireland were founded in Dublin and ...

. The centre is made up of a small camping field adjoining a large dormitory centre which also contains a climbing wall. Mount Melleray hosted the last Melvin All Ireland

Scoutcraft Scoutcraft is a term used to cover a variety of woodcraft knowledge and skills required by people seeking to venture into wild country and sustain themselves independently. The term has been adopted by Scouting organizations to reflect skills and k ...

competition of Scouting Ireland (CSI) in 2003. , the centre had been closed for renovations since March 2019.

References

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External links

Mount Melleray Scout Centre website
(archived 2019) Townlands of County Waterford Campsites of Scouting Ireland Melleray