Mainistir Bhuithe

Mainistir Bhuithe, anglicised as Monasterboice, derives from the Irish mainistir (monastery) and Bhuithe (of Buithe), named after Saint Buithe who founded the settlement in the late 5th century and died around 521. The English name Monasterboice represents a partial anglicisation of the Irish name, with Boice being the English version of the Latin Boecius, adopted as the equivalent of Irish Bui...