Jerpoint Abbey

Leinster · Ireland

Jerpoint Abbey, Ireland
Photo: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
spring and summer
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limited
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A ruined Cistercian monastery famed for its cloister arcade carved with knights, bishops and mythical figures. The sculpted tombs and weathered effigies make it one of the finest surviving examples of Irish medieval stone carving.

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