Johnstown, County Kilkenny

Johnstown Baile Sheáin
—  Town  —
Johnstown Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°44′57″N 7°33′25″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Kilkenny
Elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Population (2006)
• Urban	445
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	S300664

Johnstown (Irish: Baile Sheáin), historically known as Coorthafooka (Irish: Cúirt an Phúca), is a village 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 is over 200 years old and was once part of the barony of Galmoy.

Places of historical interest in the area include: Foulkscourt Castle, Fertagh Round Tower & Ballyspellan Spa Well which was visited by Dean Jonathan Swift in 1728.

Johnstown Village Green

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

Further reading

• Carrigan, William (1905), The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Sealy, Bryers & Walker, http://books.google.com/?id=L4UNAAAAYAAJ 

External links

• Fertagh Parish
• Diocese of Ossory
• Fenians GAA
• Balief Castle on Flicker
• Edward Law - Kilkenny History - Miscellaneous Houses