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title: Slane Abbey
author: Fergal Jennings
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4049/slane-abbey/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Slane Abbey
_Authored by Fergal Jennings_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4049.jpg)
## Image Caption
Slane Abbey is the ruins on the Hill of Slane, [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/) where [Saint Patrick](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saint_Patrick/) infamously lit his bonfire during the pagan festival of Ostara, directly opposite the Hill of [Tara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tara_(Goddess)/). The current ruins include 1512 CE reconstructions of the monastic Abbey.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jennings, F. (2015, September 03). Slane Abbey. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jennings, Fergal. "Slane Abbey." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 03, 2015. .
### MLA
Jennings, Fergal. "Slane Abbey." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Sep 2015, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/fergalsphotos/17077553652/) by **Fergal Jennings**. Submitted by [Dominique Chapman](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/dominique.chapman/ "User Page: Dominique Chapman"), published on 03 September 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.