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⚫	'''Johnstown''' (''Baile Sheáin'' in ]) is a ] in ] ~~in southeast midlands of~~ ], in the ]. ~~The~~ town lies at the junction of the ~~main~~ ] ~~]-] road and~~ the ] and ] ]s. It is the home of the ] club. Situated 121 km from Dublin and 131 km from Cork, it lies in the agricultural heartland of the southeast.
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		⚫	'''Johnstown''' ({{Irish place name\|Baile Sheáin}}), historically known as '''Coorthafooka'''<ref></ref> ({{langx\|ga\|Cúirt an Phúca}}), is a small town in ], ]. Bypassed in December 2008 by the ], the town lies at the junction of the ], the ] and the ] ]s. It is the home of the ] ] club. Situated {{convert\|121\|km\|mi}} from Dublin and {{convert\|131\|km\|mi}} from Cork, it lies in the agricultural heartland of the southeast.
	The town is home to two schools: Coláiste Mhuire - a vocational secondary school - and St Kieran's ].

			The village of Johnstown was once part of the ] and was laid out in the early 1700s by the Hely family of Foulkscourt Castle. The Hely family were descended from Sir ] (died 1701), ].
	The village of Johnstown is over 200 years old and was once part of the ] of Galmoy.

			==Public transport==
			TFI Local link operated by JJ Kavanagh and Sons provides a daily journey each way from Portlaoise to Cashel 828 and Thurles 858. ] and Aircoach service between ] and ] ceased to serve Johnstown on 30 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=251#July_1\| url-status = dead\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110709093952/http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=251\| archive-date = 2011-07-09\| title = béClub - Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc.}}</ref>

			==Places of interest==
			Ballyspellan Spa Well is a nearby ] which was visited by ] in 1728. A poem<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://sources.nli.ie/Record/PS_UR_059182\| title = Holdings: Ballyspellan spa. With a poem in its praise by...}}</ref> praising its medicinal qualities was penned by ] and a retort was produced by Swift. In 1806,<ref>https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectId=83129&partId=1 {{Dead link\|date=February 2022}}</ref> a ] brooch was found in Ballyspellan<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.museum.ie/en/list/artefacts.aspx?article%3De5501687-07db-4fe8-913e-616a1f125962 \|title=Brooch \|access-date=2012-11-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093222/http://www.museum.ie/en/list/artefacts.aspx?article=e5501687-07db-4fe8-913e-616a1f125962 \|archive-date=2015-05-18 }}</ref> and is now on display in the ].

			] is a 6th Century ] situated {{Convert\|3.5\|km\|abbr=on}} northeast of the village.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.roundtowers.org/fertagh/index.htm\| title = Fertagh Irish Round Tower\| access-date = 2 December 2012\| archive-date = 8 August 2022\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220808191802/http://www.roundtowers.org/fertagh/index.htm\| url-status = dead}}</ref> It is associated with ] and was attacked by the ]s in 865.

			Foulkscourt Castle, is a ]-era ] northwest of the village.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.geograph.ie/photo/2495691\| title = Castles of Leinster: Foulkscourt,... © Mike Searle :: Geograph Ireland}}</ref>

			==People==
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			{{See also\|Category:People from Johnstown, County Kilkenny}}
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	==See also==		==See also==
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			== Further reading ==
			{{refbegin}}
			*{{Citation
			\| last = Carrigan
			\| first = William
			\| title = The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory
			\| publisher = Sealy, Bryers & Walker
			\| year = 1905
			\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=L4UNAAAAYAAJ
			}}
			{{refend}}

			== References ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 6 December 2024

Town in County Kilkenny, Ireland

Town in Leinster, Ireland

Johnstown Irish: Baile Sheáin
Town
Johnstown Village Green
JohnstownLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°44′57″N 7°33′25″W / 52.74907°N 7.556922°W / 52.74907; -7.556922
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Kilkenny
Elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Population	450
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	S300664

Johnstown (Irish: Baile Sheáin), historically known as Coorthafooka (Irish: Cúirt an Phúca), is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. It is the home of the Fenians GAA hurling club. Situated 121 kilometres (75 mi) from Dublin and 131 kilometres (81 mi) from Cork, it lies in the agricultural heartland of the southeast.

The village of Johnstown was once part of the barony of Galmoy and was laid out in the early 1700s by the Hely family of Foulkscourt Castle. The Hely family were descended from Sir John Hely (died 1701), Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.

Public transport

TFI Local link operated by JJ Kavanagh and Sons provides a daily journey each way from Portlaoise to Cashel 828 and Thurles 858. Bus Éireann and Aircoach service between Dublin and Cork ceased to serve Johnstown on 30 June 2012.

Places of interest

Ballyspellan Spa Well is a nearby mineral spa which was visited by Jonathan Swift in 1728. A poem praising its medicinal qualities was penned by Thomas Sheridan and a retort was produced by Swift. In 1806, a Viking Age brooch was found in Ballyspellan and is now on display in the National Museum of Ireland.

Grangefertagh is a 6th Century Round tower situated 3.5 km (2.2 mi) northeast of the village. It is associated with St Ciarán of Saigir and was attacked by the Vikings in 865.

Foulkscourt Castle, is a Norman-era tower house northwest of the village.

People

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J.J Delaney, hurler
Pat Delaney, hurler
P.J. Delaney, hurler
Billy Fitzpatrick, hurler
Sir John Hely, judge and landowner
Ger Henderson, hurler
John Henderson, hurler and inter-county manager
Pat Henderson, hurler and inter-county manager
Ethel Colburn Mayne, writer
Nicky Orr, hurler
P.J. Ryan, hurler
Ronan Tynan, tenor and 1984 & 1988 Paralympic athlete

References

"Johnstown". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
Placenames Database of Ireland
"béClub - Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011.
"Holdings: Ballyspellan spa. With a poem in its praise by..."
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectId=83129&partId=1
"Brooch". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
"Fertagh Irish Round Tower". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

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