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Boyle Abbey
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The ruins belong to a Cistercian institution founded in 1161 by monks from Mellifont. Boyle Abbey sports a square tower, rare in this order, mingling Celtic, English and Burgundian influences. Note the lovely carved animal heads and characters on the capitals.

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