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Free Lost Town tour at Jerpoint Park for Heritage Week

As part of Heritage Week, the lost town of Newtown at Jerpoint Park will be the subject of a free guided tour on Sunday 21 August at noon. It will be hosted by archaeologist Daniel O'Mahony, who is the current recipient of a Walsh scholarship funded ...

18 Aug 2022 at 20:00

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Fine Art and Hot Glass at Alternative Kilkenny Arts Festival

Jerpoint Glass Studio is hosting a joint exhibition with ceramic artist Jane Jermyn and printmaker Stephen Vaughan as part of the Alternative Kilkenny Arts Festival. The exhibition, entitled Natural Traces runs from July 30 until August 31 in the ...

29 Jul 2022 at 17:35

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Thomastown Creative Arts Festival back in full swing in south Kilkenny for 2022

Thomastown Creative Arts Festival is back in full swing for 2022 and welcomes audiences to gather and celebrate great art on show in multiple venues in and around Thomastown from August 5 - 14. This year's festival will feature an amazing array ...

06 Aug 2022 at 08:00

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Science helps uncover the secrets of a lost Kilkenny village

When the famed Jerpoint Abbey was a thriving religious centre the nearest settlement wasn’t Thomastown but the village of Newtown. Today, however, where once stood a busy centre of medieval ‘religious tourism’ and commerce, is now green fields....

27 Jan 2022 at 16:00

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New technology lets researchers retrace lost Kilkenny town

There is little trace of the medieval market town of Newtown left visible to the eye. Only some scattered ruins within the green fields beside Jerpoint Abbey give a hint of what was once a busy town. The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint was ...

06 Jan 2023 at 16:14

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Breath and Shadows exhibition at Jerpoint Glass Studio

As part of Fringe AKA Arts Festival Kilkenny, ceramic artist Orla Kaminska is exhibiting at the Glass Attic Gallery at Jerpoint Glass Studio alongside some of the Glass makers and designers new gallery pieces. The exhibition will be ...

08 Aug 2021 at 17:00

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South East Food Stories:

South East Food Stories has just been launched to help promote the wide variety of producers, providers and makers delivering quality foods directly from source to plates across the South East. Julie Calder Potts, Highbank Orchards,...

16 Jun 2022 at 16:13

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'Paint, Wood & Glass' Exhibition at Jerpoint Glass in Kilkenny

An exhibition of work by three local artists and crafters, entitled 'Paint, Wood & Glass' is running until September 3 at the Glass Attic Gallery, Jerpoint Glass Studio in Stoneyford Co. Kilkenny. It features work from acclaimed ...

22 Aug 2023 at 17:03

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Kilkenny exhibitors showcase their work at national show

Showcase Ireland was held this week in the RDS, Dublin. The event is one of the country's largest international trade shows as local craftspeople take part in this trade fair each year. Over 3,350 buyers visit the event from ...

25 Jan 2024 at 11:57

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Traffic calming appeal for Thomastown - Jerpoint road

Speeding traffic on the busy road from one of Kilkenny’s top tourist attractions to the nearby town needs to be addressed, says one local councillor. Traffic calming is needed on the road from Jerpoint Abbey into Thomastown,...

25 Jan 2023 at 11:10

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Kilkenny award winner announced at Showcase 2023

Winners of the annual Showcase Awards were announced at Showcase - Ireland’s International Creative Expo with Kathleen Leadbetter of Jerpoint Glass winning Showcase Best Product – Home. Winners of the annual Showcase ...

24 Jan 2023 at 17:00

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Is Saint Nicholas really buried in Kilkenny?

According to local legend, St. Nicholas was buried in Newtown at Jerpoint in Kilkenny about 800 years ago. A French family, the de Frainets, allegedly removed Nicholas' remains from Myra (Turkey) to Italy to France ...

01 Dec 2023 at 16:47

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