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Angling at Jerpoint Park
Belmore House, Jerpoint, Thomastown, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland Phone: T: +353 (0)86 6061449 http://www.jerpointpark.ie/About
Visitors to Jerpoint Park can experience estate country pursuits in a unique heritage setting from pony & trap rides to sheep dog demonstrations, fishing for salmon & trout on the river Nore, horse riding across open countryside with breath taking views, before soaking up the regal atmosphere of Belmore house tea rooms & sampling the delicious homemade delights. The fishing season starts on 17th March and ends on 30th September. Visitors are allowed five fish per rod in the season on the River Nore and fishing rods and tack are available for hire.Ireland's best surviving example of a 12th century medieval town and Saint Nicholas's Tomb. St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) earthly remains rest outside the old parish church of St Nicholas in the meadows of Jerpoint park where tradition tells how crusader knights secretly removed the remains from Italy, and brought them back to Jerpoint. The visit to Jerpoint Park also takes you back in time to trace the lost town of Newtown Jerpoint, which was a vibrant town between the periods of 11th to 16th century, when it then fell into decline. In 1839 the remains of the houses were still standing, when it was noted on the ordnance survey maps, but since then, the streets and houses are grassed over, and are partially visible, and is the best surviving example of a deserted medieval town in Ireland.
