All ewes has lambed and both mothers and lambkins are doing great in the fabulous sunshine. Louis is a strapping big lamb but will not associate with the others, so a little bit of coaxing is needed. With the Covid 19 pandemic we are still in lock down, but ticking away with the to do list. Next chore is the … Read More

Good morning everyone …. even though we are in a lock down in Ireland due to Covid-19, we are keeping busy at Jerpoint Park. Lambing has started for our young son Nicholas – Ewe “Shirley” had twins recently and yesterday Ewe “Maud” had triplets – unfortunately she discarded one lamb, so we are hand rearing this little lambkin called “Louis”. … Read More

We are experiencing unusual times at Jerpoint Park, Kilkenny. Where we should be getting ready to welcome you all for 2020 season, instead we are closed due to the outbreak of Covid – 19 in Ireland as like most of the world. All tourist attractions are closed in Ireland. This is a sad time for us all, but we are … Read More

To all our many tourists from all over the world who visited Jerpoint Park Kilkenny, either for our heritage tour or our sheepdog demonstration – a big Thank You. We are presently closed for the tourist season and will reopen mid April 2020. We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year and look forward … Read More

To mark the Feast Day of St. Nicholas – Jerpoint Park in Kilkenny will be open from 12 noon to 3pm on 6th December 2019.

Dear All …. Jerpoint Park is closed for the Winter Season and will open again in April 2020. It has been a wonderful year for us, welcoming visitors from all over the world to Jerpoint Park for Heritage Tours, Tea/Scones and Sheep Dog Demonstrations. We look forward to welcoming you in 2020 while in Kilkenny, Ireland. With the winter firing … Read More

To all our blog followers who visited Jerpoint Park in Kilkenny either for our sheep dog demonstration or our guided heritage tours or for both, we are stepping into Autumn. It was a mixed bag in terms of weather over the summer, but when it comes to saving the harvest .. conditions were perfect & feeding is saved for the … Read More

Join us at Jerpoint Park on 25th August 2019 @ 14.30pm for a Free Guided Heritage Tour of the footprints of a 12th Century Medieval Town plus the Tomb Effigy of St. Nicholas for National Heritage Week 2019. This tour is ideal for both kids and adults and will sensitively deal with St. Nicholas & Santa Claus connection. Plus lots … Read More

This image of the 12th Century Medieval Church of St. Nicholas can be visited daily for guided heritage tours at 10.30 & 14.30. Fascinating history and storytelling, so if you are visiting Kilkenny soon, come and visit Jerpoint Park. Delighted with the fantastic weather, as we are saving the winter feeding at present & the flowers are in full bloom … Read More

Delighted to renew Jerpoint Parks blog again, and you can now follow us on Instagram which is another one of our social media platforms with   instagram.com/jerpointpark   this is the official link.  We recently received the Walsh Fellowship funded by Teagasc,  in partnership with The Heritage Council of Ireland and UCD (University College Dublin). An archaeological student has been chosen and … Read More