Founded in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in the latter part of the 12th century, Jerpoint Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey. On the R448 regional road, it is situated 2.5 kilometers to the southwest of Thomastown. There is an exhibition at the visitor center. It has been within the jurisdiction of the Office of Public Works since 1880 and has been designated as a national monument. It was built in 1180 by the Osraige King, Donchadh Ó Donnchadha Mac Giolla Phátraic. It was given to the Blessed Virgin as a gift. Stone carvings are a distinctive feature of Jerpoint, and one can be found near the grave of Felix Ua Duib Sláin, Bishop of the Diocese of Ossory. Up to Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII of England, the abbey was thriving. The civil parish of Jerpoint Abbey, sometimes known as Abbey-Jerpoint, in the barony of Knocktopher, is based on the name of Jerpoint Abbey. It is located close to Newtown Jerpoint, an aging corporate town. The monks of the Cistercian Order were relocated to this location in 1180 by the King of the Kingdom of Ossory from a remote area of Ossory. Here, Domnall Mac Gilla Patraic, King of Osraige, erected an earlier Benedictine monastery in 1160, which is likely where he established the abbey. Up to Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII, the abbey prospered. Oliver Grace, the last abbot, gave it up to the king. Philip and Mary gave it to James Butler, the 9th Earl of Ormond, in 1541. The current ruins are quite substantial and include various examples of early English and later Norman building. Jerpoint is renowned for its stone carvings, one of which can be found in the tomb of Felix Ua Duib Sláin. There is a square, angular, beleaguered tower. The 12th century is when the church with its Romanesque elements was built. Tomb sculptures from the 13th to 16th centuries can be found in the transept chapels. The cloister and tower are fifteenth-century structures. The sculptured cloister arcade at the Abbey features intricate embellishments
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