What is recorded here

No credible fact supports the claim that Saint Nicholas of Myra is buried in County Kilkenny. The tomb belongs to Newtown Jerpoint and is more likely that of a Cistercian priest connected with Jerpoint Abbey. The saint claim is a popular mistake, not a documented burial fact.

A chest tomb commemorating Reddemundus Daton and Ellen Butler, his wife. The tomb is dated by stylistic analysis to c. 1500. (Cockerham and Harris 2001, 178) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 27 May 2013

Chest tomb, early 16th century. A locally significant medieval funerary monument commemorating Reddemundus Daton and his wife.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.