Jerpointabbey

87 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Jerpointabbey, from 15 m² to 367,657 m² (36.77 ha, 90.85 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G5Open Space/biodiversity Conservation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021 (Variation 8B), Kilkenny · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 21 Sept 2025Conditional

  for indefinite retention of extensions to existing dwelling comprising single storey extension to rear and modifications and extension of porch to front, and also for retention of metal clad single storey garage and metal clad single storey garden shed constructed to rear of dwelling, plus all associated site works, all

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2560608

• 10 Jul 2024Conditional

  for development at the existing semi-detached house. The proposed development will consist of: demolition of the existing entrance porch and construction of a new single storey extension to the side (north-east), extending over the existing bathroom at the rear & all other ancillary internal and external works.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460330

• 3 Jul 2024Conditional

  for indefinite retention of single store extension and all associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2486

• 25 Jun 2024Conditional

  for construction of a new single storey dwelling, a hay barn, improvement works to an existing site entrance, a new wastewater treatment system, plus all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2460294

• 21 Dec 2022Refused

  for demolition of an existing dilapidated dwelling and construction of a new split level dwelling, a detached garage/store/greenhouse, improvement works to an existing site entrance, a new wastewater treatment system, plus all associated site works, A N.I.S (Natura Impact Statement) has been submitted with the application and is available for inspection

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 22798

• 12 May 2017Conditional

  to construct a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, garage, install septic tank and percolation area, modify existing vehicular entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17310

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162
• Special Protection Area: River Nore SPA 004233
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Thomastown 000410

Recorded monuments

• KK028-062005 Religious house - Cistercian monks
  Description

  On the E bank of the Little Arrigle River, which flows c. 400m to the N into the River Nore. The road from Thomastown to Ballyhale runs past the W side of the abbey. It is likely that the abbey was founded by Donal Mac Gillapatrick, King of Ossory, in 1158 for the Benedictines (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 136; Stalley 1987, 261-2). In 1180 it became a daughter house of the Cistercians of Baltinglass Abbey (WI027-024001-). Jerpoint, in its turn, became the mother house for the abbeys of Kilcooly, Co. Tipperary (KK043-034001-) and Killenny, Co. Kilkenny in 1184, the latter being suppressed in 1227 having incurred massive debts and was amalgamated with Graiguenamanagh Abbey, Co. Kilkenny (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 136, 138). In 1227 Jerpoint became affiliated to Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire (Harbison 1992, 198). In 1442, ‘an indulgence was granted for the repair of the cloister, dormitory, bell-tower, other offices and the chapel of St Moling’ (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 137). Following the dissolution of the monastery in 1540 the jurors, listing the property of the abbey, found that, ‘the roof of the chancel had been thrown down before the dissolution, the nave had been the parish church from time immemorial, the cloister, dormitory and adjoining buildings could be thrown down, but all other buildings were necessary for the farmer’ (ibid.). The property was granted to Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond, in 1558 (ibid.). The abbey plan conforms to that of a typical Cistercian monastery, with a church standing on the N side of a quadrangle, on the other three sides of which lay the cloister and the conventual buildings including the sacristy, chapter house, refectory, dormitory and kitchen. Of these the E range including the vaulted sacristy, chapter house, parlour and some of the dormitory windows survive, while the S and W ranges are more fragmentary (Stalley 1987, 247). The church has a square chancel, with two chapels in each transept and a nave with side aisles. The E end of the church may date to as early as 1160, though the original E window was replaced by the present window in the 14th century (Harbison 1992, 199). Stalley (1987, 247) attributes the capitals at the E end to the work of the ‘Baltinglass Master’. The rest of the church was built c. 1180, and although the aisles have bluntly pointed Gothic arches, the capitals are still Romanesque in character, as are the round-headed windows in the W wall (Harbison 1992, 198-9). A low wall was built up between the pillars of the aisle, and against it were placed the wooden choir-stalls (ibid. 199). A cross-wall separated the monks in the eastern part of the church from the lay-brothers (ibid.). The six-bay nave has piers of alternating square and circular form (except the final two bays) and masonry screen walls divide the nave from the aisles (Stalley 1987, 247). In the 15th century, considerable reconstruction took place, the N wall of the nave was rebuilt, the large square tower was placed above the crossing and the S aisle was extended outwards (ibid.). The nave preserves some rare medieval heraldic frescoes. The cloister arcade, dated by Stalley (ibid.) to c. 1390-1400, was reinstated in 1953 and displays a variety of figure sculpture of saints, knights etc. There are also some very fine sculpture tombs, including an effigy of Felix O Dulany, Bishop of Ossory (1178-1202) (Hunt 1974, vol. 1, 173, vol. 2, plate 61) and a late 13th-century incised effigy of two knights (ibid. vol. 1, 173-4, vol. 2, plate 5). (National Monument no. 80) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 1 May 2020

• KK028-062011 Ogham stone (present location)
  Description

  The stone was found in 1969 in the townland of Cloghabrody (see KK028-101---- for original location record), in a field called the ‘monk's field’ on the W bank of a stream, a tributary of the River Nore, that separates the townlands of Cloghabrody and Columbkille. The church (KK028-043001-) and holy well (KK028-043003-) of Columbkille are on the E side of the stream and it may be that there is a connection between this church site and the ogham stone (pers. comm. Fionnbarr Moore). The stone stood for many years beside the N pier of the arch at the entrance to the largely-demolished chancel of the parish church at Thomastown (former record number KK028-040001-): it was moved to Jerpoint Abbey in 2014 where it has been put on display in the Prior's Room. McManus (1997, 74-5) describes the stone as follows: ‘It measures approx. 146cm high, 31 cm wide and 20 cm thick. The scores are very deeply cut and the inscription is in extremely good condition. It reads up the left-hand arris across the top and down the right in boustrophedon fashion and continues on the left-hand side rear arris. The reading is (/ indicates the turn of the stone) VEDDELLEMETTO MU/CI/ LOGIDDEAS / AVVI MUNICCONA. . . . which, linguistically, appears to belong to the first half of the sixth century. . . .' Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 25 January 2016

• KK032-002 Enclosure
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

• Goat's Bridge, bridge, 1740–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Three-arch rubble limestone road bridge over river, c.1750. Random rubble limestone walls with dressed rubble limestone triangular cut-waters to piers, and rubble limestone parapets repointed having rubble limestone coping. Series of three elliptical arches with tooled cut-limestone voussoirs, and rendered soffits. Sited spanning Little Arrigle River with grass banks to river.

• Abbey House, mill (water), 1805–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey over basement flour mill with half-attic, dated 1807, on an L-shaped plan with three-bay three-storey return to north. In use as corn mill, 1948-9. Now in ruins. Pitched slate roofs on an L-shaped plan over timber construction now mostly collapsed with clay ridge tiles, rendered coping, and no rainwater goods surviving on dressed rubble limestone eaves. Part ivy-clad unpainted fine roughcast lime rendered wall to front (south) elevation over random rubble limestone construction with dressed rubble limestone quoins to corners, exposed random rubble limestone construction to remainder, and remains of waterwheel over mill race having iron mechanisms. Square-headed window openings with no sills, timber lintels (some concealed), and remains of timber fittings including eight-over-eight timber sash windows having wrought iron bars. Square-headed door opening with concealed timber lintel, and remains of timber fitting. Set back from line of road in shared grounds on bank of Little Arrigle River.

• Abbey House, miller's house, 1805–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey mill owner's house, built 1807. Converted to private residential use, post-1948-9. Now in use as guesthouse. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cut-limestone chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging eaves. Painted roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and six-over-six timber sash windows. Elliptical-headed door opening with cut-limestone threshold having cast-iron bootscraper, timber panelled door having sidelights, and overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in shared grounds with random rubble stone boundary wall to perimeter of site having rubble stone coping, cut-limestone piers having cut-limestone capping, and iron double gates.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Jerpointabbey, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Jerpointabbey.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Jerpointabbey with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Jerpointabbey · Mainistir Sheireapúin

Area

3,091,333 m² (309.13 ha, 763.89 acres)

Civil parish

Jerpointabbey, and its townlands

Barony

Gowran

Electoral division

Jerpoint Church, the unit of the census

Census 2022

955 people lived in 326 households in the Jerpoint Church electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baunskeha, Grenan, Jerpoint West, Jerpointchurch, Jerpointhill, Jockeyhall, Knockard, Pleberstown

Placenames

Jerpointabbey on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.