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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Nicholas's Grave (Newtown Jerpoint) Alternative Name: St Nicholas's TombCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 12.352 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Kilkenny Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Village: Ballymanona / Newtown Jerpoint
Map Ref: S56794042
Latitude: 52.512626N Longitude: 7.164262W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Co. Kilkenny
The Journal of Antiquities gives us information about the Grave of St Nicholas, Newtown Jerpoint, Co. Kilkenny, Southern Ireland, which includes a photograph, directions for finding this site, the background story to the burial, plus a list of reference sources for more information.
Local tradition says that two Irish knights managed to obtain some of St Nicholas's (later known as Santa Claus) holy remains and brought them for burial to this churchyard sometime between 1200-1300AD.
The Journal adds: "The grave of St Nicholas at Newtown Jerpoint, Co. Kilkenny, has been mentioned by many Irish antiquarians and historians, including Canon Carrigan and Owen O’Kelly in his esteemed work ‘A History of County Kilkenny’. And interestingly, this tale has appeared regularly in the ‘Ireland’s Own’ magazine, being authored by Gerry Moran".
More information can be found at Jerpoint Park: St Nicholas's Tomb.
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