Jerpoint Abbey
Kilkenny, Ireland
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Jerpoint Abbey
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A 12th-century Cistercian abbey near Thomastown with one of the finest carved cloisters in Ireland — knights, bishops, and saints carved into the arcade columns. Guided tours reveal details you'd walk past without knowing.
Required Activities
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of 4
Take the guided tour of the abbey — the cloister carvings require explanation to understand
2
of 4
Find and identify the carved figures in the arcade: knights, bishops, and saints
3
of 4
Find the double effigy tomb in the nave and photograph the carved detail on the figures
4
of 4
Walk the full site including the chapter house and refectory ruins
Take the guided tour of the abbey — the cloister carvings require explanation to understand
Find and identify the carved figures in the arcade: knights, bishops, and saints
Find the double effigy tomb in the nave and photograph the carved detail on the figures
Walk the full site including the chapter house and refectory ruins
Before you go
Jerpoint Abbey opens from early March to early December, 9:30–17:30 in summer and 10:00–16:30 in November and December; it is shut in January and February.
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