2. JERPOINT ABBEY FACT FILE!
• Jerpoint Abbey was built in the 12th century for
Benedictine Monks. The highest tower is 30 meters
tall
3. JERPOINT ABBEY FACT FILE!
• Jerpoint Abbey was taken over by Cistercian Monks
in 1180
4. JERPOINT ABBEY FACT FILE!
• Their was a strict hierarchy within a monastery.
• Lay Brothers carried out manual labour tasks
• Choir Monks took part in formal study and carried
out the “work of God”.
• The head of the monastery was known as an abbot.
5. JERPOINT ABBEY FACT FILE!
• The cloister is where the monks slept and is covered
in unique carvings, such as this one:
Who do you think these people are in the carvings?
6. JERPOINT ABBEY FACT FILE!
• The cloister garth was a wide open space in the
centre of the abbey.
• What do you think the monks used this area for?
