Get to know
Johnstown.
Baile Sheáin
A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Johnstown, with local places and the journey there on one map.
15 mapped places to explore.
5 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
Explore Johnstown
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Johnstown is a village in County Kilkenny. The map names 15 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 10 streets. 5 bus and train lines call at 6 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to Johnstown.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Johnstown
5 scheduled lines from Bernard Kavanagh & Sons and JJ/Bernard Kavanagh and other operators. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 3
- Mapped car parks
- 0
- 6 stops on foot
Johnstown in a day
Explore Johnstown with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 6.2 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
193 places to explore within 12 km, plus 1 place to eat and 0 places to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Kilkenny City
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
10 named streets to browse. Start with Dublin Road, with 5 mapped places.
- The local picture
About Johnstown
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Johnstown
5 lines call at 6 stops in Johnstown, run by Bernard Kavanagh & Sons, JJ/Bernard Kavanagh and TFI Local Link Laois Offaly. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 812
- 858
- 858a
- 858b
- 871
Plan a journey to Johnstown from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore Johnstown by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Johnstown.
24 of 24 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Abbeys, 1 mapped place in and around Johnstown
- Castles, 18 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Gardens, 1 mapped place in and around Johnstown
- Hills, 12 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Historic churches, 21 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Historic houses, 4 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Holy wells, 13 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Lakes, 3 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Monuments, 5 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Museums, 1 mapped place in and around Johnstown
- Parks, 3 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Playgrounds, 1 mapped place in and around Johnstown
- Ringforts and sites, 100 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Ruins, 1 mapped place in and around Johnstown
- Viewpoints, 3 mapped places in and around Johnstown
- Woods, 3 mapped places in and around Johnstown
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Shops
Everyday essentials, independent shops and places for a haircut. See what is mapped in your town.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Services
Local services for everyday jobs, from banking and post to professional advice.
Motoring
Find fuel, repairs and other motoring services before your next journey.
More kinds of place
Looking for something more specific? Browse the remaining categories, including specialist shops, facilities and services.
Explore 1 more categories
Things to see
A starting point for exploring Johnstown and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Delaney170 mMonuments
- John Hely250 mMonuments
- Hely250 mMonuments
- Temple Donaghmore1.4 kmHistoric churches
- Foulkscourt Ringfort (rath)1.4 kmRingforts and sites
- Foulkscourt House1.9 kmHistoric houses
- Foulkscourt Castle2.1 kmCastles
- Borrismore Ringfort (Rath)2.1 kmRingforts and sites
- Borrismore Ringfort (Rath)2.2 kmRingforts and sites
- Black Well2.3 kmHoly wells
- Ballycuddihy Castle2.4 kmCastles
- Toberpatrick2.9 kmHoly wells
The busiest streets
Of the 10 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Dublin Road5 placesR639
- Church Street3 placesR435
- Urlingford Road1 placeR639
Questions people ask
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