Jerpoint Abbey Tower and Irish Monk Stone Carving County Kilkenny Ireland
by Shawn O'Brien
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Jerpoint Abbey Tower and Irish Monk Stone Carving County Kilkenny Ireland
Artist
Shawn O'Brien
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Print
Description
Medieval stone carving of an Irish monk on a cloister column next to the tower of the ruins at Jerpoint Abbey in County Kilkenny, Ireland. An extensive library of imagery from Ireland is available in my galleries. This image is part of my Jerpoint Abbey Gallery.
Construction of Jerpoint Abbey was started by Donogh O'Donoghoe Mac Gilla Patraic, the King of Osraige, in 1180 AD. Jerpoint is famous for the number and variety of its stone carvings. The abbey flourished for several centuries until Henry VIII moved to dissolve all monasteries in Ireland. Today, Jerpoint is an Irish National Monument.
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September 19th, 2016
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