Jerpoint Abbey

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By Parabellum @ 2011-05-12 08:45:08
Jerpoint Abbey is a Cistercian abbey, founded in the second half of the 12th century, near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

It was constructed by in 1180, by Donogh O'Donoghoe, the King of Osraige. It was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. Jerpoint is notable for its stone carvings, including one at the tomb of Felix O'Dulany, Bishop of the Diocese of Ossory. The abbey flourished until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII.
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