- Jerpoint Abbey. Stay. Eat and Drink. ... The lease included some 6,000 hectares of land belonging to the Abbey, watermills, cottages, weirs, fisheries and a castle.
- Jerpoint Abbey is an outstanding example of medieval Irish Cistercian architecture. It is considered a site of great historical and cultural importance.
- Among the best-preserved ruins of a Cistercian abbey in Ireland, some of the ancient structures at Jerpoint date back to the 12th-century.
- I remember well the feeling of awe as we rounded the bend in the road and Jerpoint Abbey loomed so near the road.
- Located on the banks of the River Arrigle about 2km from Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Jerpoint Abbey was founded in 1158.
- Although Ireland is dotted with several impressive, monastic ruins, Jerpoint Abbey in Thomastown Kilkenny is one of the most intact, and is an exemplary...
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- Jerpoint1 Jerpoint2 Jerpoint3 Jerpoint Abbey in County Kilkenny Ireland was founded in c. 1160 probably by Donal MacGillpatrick King of Ossory.
- According to one historian, the moral of the story appears to be: “If you’re happy, even eternity is no burden.” A point to ponder when you visit Jerpoint Abbey…