This site generates income via partnerships with carefully selected travel brands and/ or purchases made through links to them. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See why this is important.One of my favorite carvings at Jerpoint Abbey in County Kilkenny. The cloister is unique for its carvings as Cistercian Abbeys are known for being stark and pious. So this carving of a knight, with a small insertion of a monkey by his side, is quite amusing.