Johnstown
Irish: Baile Sheáin | |
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Town | |
 Johnstown Village Green | |
  Johnstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°44′57″N 7°33′25″W / 52.74907°N 7.556922°W | |
| 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[2] (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.
- ^ "Johnstown". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland