| Mount Melleray | |
| Official Name: | Mountmelleray |
| Settlement Type: | Townland |
| Native Name: | Irish: Cnoc Mheilearaí |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 52.186°N -7.857°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | County Waterford |
| Subdivision Type2: | Barony |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coshmore and Coshbride |
| Subdivision Type3: | Civil parish |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lismore and Mocollop |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.25 |
Mount Melleray, also spelled Mountmelleray,[1] is a townland situated in the Knockmealdown Mountains near Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Lismore and Mocollop in the historical barony of Coshmore and Coshbride.[1] [2] The townland, which is in area,[2] had a population of 31 people as of the 2011 census.[3] It is home to the Cistercian monastery, Mount Melleray Abbey, and a Scout centre operated by Scouting Ireland.
See main article: Mount Melleray Abbey. The townland is home to Mount Melleray Abbey, a Cistercian monastery, the first such monastery to be built in Ireland after the Reformation. Built in the early 19th century,[4] it is now home to a community of Trappist monks.[5]
A Scout centre run by Scouting Ireland, formerly Scouting Ireland (CSI), is also situated at Mount Melleray.[6] The centre, which was a former monastic boarding house acquired in 1979,[7] includes a museum documenting the history of Scouting in Ireland. 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 competition of Scouting Ireland (CSI) in 2003., the centre had been closed for renovations since March 2019.[7]