Johnstown, County Kilkenny
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Johnstown historically known as Coorthafooka , is a village
Village
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 in County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

, Ireland
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. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8
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, the town lies at the junction of the R639
R639 road
The R639 road is one of Ireland's regional roads. Once designated the N8 national primary road , it was reclassified in stages as the R639 following the progressive opening of sections of the M8 motorway, which rendered the single carriageway N8 redundant as a national primary road...

, the R502
R502 road
The R502 road is a regional road in Ireland. It links the R433 at a point approximately 1 km from Templemore, County Tipperary and the R639 at Johnstown, County Kilkenny where it joins the R435. It passes through Templetuohy, County Tipperary.-References:...

 and the R435
R435 road
The R435 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois to the R693 south of Johnstown, County Kilkenny. It passes through the town of Rathdowney Co. Laois en route. It joins the M7 motorway at junction 21 1km south of Borris-in-Ossory.The road is long.-References:* –...

 regional road
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s. It is the home of the Fenians GAA hurling
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 club. Situated 121 kilometres (75.2 mi) from Dublin and 131 kilometres (81.4 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.

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland

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