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Johnstown
historically known as Coorthafooka , is a village in North West
County Kilkenny. The villlage is located 3km north of Urlingford.
The village was founded by John Hely of Foulkstown in 1700. The
original settlement was probably around the ruins of a fifteenth
century Purcell Castle and an ancient church in Foulkstown Demesne,
3km away. Johnstown was a very popular resort in the eighteenth
century because of the then fashionable attraction of Ballyspellan
spa nearby, Dean Swift and his friend Dr Sheridan were frequent
visitors.
In nearby, Rathosheen
townland is the Ring Fort, known traditionally as the burial place
of Oisin, legendary hero of the Fianna, a pre chrisitian group of
Celtic warriors. |
Johnstown Holiday Homes - County Kilkenny, Ireland