Jerpoint Abbey Carvings Pt. 1 , Co. Kilkenny
Location :
Found in Kilkenny town itself. First left turn( from North) over bridge straddling the
river Nore. Signposted.
Features :
This is a Cistercian abbey with fine granite carvings throughout
its grounds. The top picture shows a knight pillar behind
a relief of a monk with hood. The middle photo shows some
sculptured abbot effigy.
The middle panel in the bottom picture shows an angel cradling
a child and to the left a figure holding a sword, to the far right a
figure yielding a cross staff.
Date :
Abbey is 1158 A.D.Stone sarcophagi and wall panels 13th. - 15th.
century.
© Paul Griffin, 2000
