• Jerpoint Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey, founded in the 1160s. ... Jerpoint Abbey is notable for its 15th century stone carvings of animals, plants and figures.
  • Jerpoint Abbey is a 12th Century Abbey built next to the Arrigal river. It is a real feast for the eyes, you feel you have entered a special place.
  • Jerpoint Abbey is located in the south of County Kilkenny, alongside the Little Arrigal River and contains a true wealth of wonderful medieval sculpture.
  • I remember well the feeling of awe as we rounded the bend in the road and Jerpoint Abbey loomed so near the road.
  • Jerpoint Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey, founded in the second half of the 12th century in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
  • Established in 1180, Jerpoint Abbey was built for the Cistercian sect of Catholic monks by the King of Osraige on the site of an earlier Benedictine monastery.
  • Located on the banks of the River Arrigle about 2km from Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Jerpoint Abbey was founded in 1158.
  • The ruins of Jerpoint Abbey, with remarkably intact cloisters and stone carvings, give a fascinating insight into the lives of Medieval monks in Ireland.
  • As with the carvings of Jerpoint Abbey, it is fun to imagine the inspiration behind the picture—even if the truth, itself, remains long-buried.
  • Jerpoint Abbey is a 12-century Irish Cistercian Abbey in Kilkenny, Ireland & is possibly the most interesting Cistercian ruin in all of Ireland due to its wide variety...