Editing Monasterboice (section)

==History==
The monastic settlement was founded in the late 5th century by Saint [[Buíte of Monasterboice|Buithe]] (or Buite) who died around 521.<ref name="Sign">Bord Failte sign</ref>

Poet and historian [[Flann Mainistrech]], Flann of Monasterboice, was [[lector]] here.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Poems by Flann Mainistrech on the Dynasties of Ailech, Mide and Brega |journal=Archivium Hibernicum |date=1913 |volume=2 |jstor=25529575 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25529575 |access-date=20 Feb 2022 |last1=Mainistrech |first1=Flann |last2=MacNeil |first2=John |pages=37–99 |doi=10.2307/25529575 }}</ref>

Little is known about the monastery except for a list of abbots (759-1122). It fell into ruin after the establishment of the Cistercian [[Mellifont Abbey]] nearby in 1142.<ref name="Sign"/>

A parochial church was in use at the location by the 13th century.<ref name="Sign"/>