Jerpoint Abbey
Jerpoint Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey, founded in the second half of the 12th century in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located 2.5 km south west of Thomastown on the R448 regional road.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: 12th century abbey in County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Jerpoint”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Well and Saint Nicholas‘ Church.
Holy Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Well is a spring, which is situated 510 metres northwest of Jerpoint Abbey.
Saint Nicholas‘ Church
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Nicholas‘ Church is a ruins, which is situated 470 metres northwest of Jerpoint Abbey.
Thomastown railway station
Railway station
Thomastown Railway Station serves the town of Thomastown in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford Intercity route. Thomastown railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Jerpoint Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thomastown and Knocktopher.
Thomastown
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomastown is a town in County Kilkenny, with a population of 2300 in 2022. It was originally called Grennan and grew up at a crossing point on the River Nore, 17 km from Kilkenny.
Knocktopher
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocktopher is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. Knocktopher is situated 5 km southwest of Jerpoint Abbey.
Stoneyford
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneyford, officially Stonyford is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. Stoneyford is situated 6 km northwest of Jerpoint Abbey.
Jerpoint Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourist attraction, historic site, and religion
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.51086° or 52° 30′ 39″ northLongitude
-7.15752° or 7° 9′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C4JGR6R+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1221647082OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryWikidata ID
Q1687774
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Jerpoint Abbey” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Jerpoint abadia”
- Basque: “Jerpoint Abbey”
- Dutch: “Jerpoint Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Jerpoint”
- French: “Abbaye de Jerpoint”
- German: “Jerpoint Abbey”
- German: “Jerpoint”
- Irish: “Mainistir Sheireapúin”
- Russian: “Аббатство Джерпоинт”
- Spanish: “Abadia de jerpoint”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Jerpoint”
- Spanish: “abadía de Jerpoint”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Jerpoint”
- Spanish: “Jerpoint Abbey”
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