Johnstown South
Johnstown South is a locality in County Kildare, Leinster. Johnstown South is situated nearby to the locality Prumpelstown Lower, as well as near Prumpelstown Upper.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castledermot Round Tower and Castledermot Abbey.
Castledermot Round Tower
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Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument. Castledermot Round Tower is situated 3 km northeast of Johnstown South.
Castledermot Abbey
Ruins
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Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. It was founded at some point before 1247. A previous monastery had been founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD. Castledermot Abbey is situated 3 km northeast of Johnstown South.
Saint John’s Tower
Ruins
Saint John's Tower, also called the Pigeon Tower, is a tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. A former bell tower, it is all that remains of a medieval leper hospital and is a National Monument. Saint John’s Tower is situated 3 km northeast of Johnstown South.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castledermot and Kilkea.
Castledermot
Town
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Castledermot is an inland town in the south-east of Ireland in County Kildare, about 75 km from Dublin, and 10 km from the town of Carlow. The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford previously passed through the village but upon completion of a motorway bypass in 2010, it was re-designated the R448. Castledermot is situated 3 km northeast of Johnstown South.
Kilkea
Village
Kilkea is a village and civil parish in County Kildare, Ireland, about 75 km from Dublin, and 15 km from the town of Carlow. The R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow passes through the village. Kilkea is situated 6 km north of Johnstown South.
Carlow
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Carlow is the county town of County Carlow, some 85 km south of Dublin. It's become a commuter town for the city and in 2022 had a population of about 27,000; it's fairly compact and has preserved its old centre.
Johnstown South
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.89863° or 52° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
-6.87662° or 6° 52′ 36″ westElevation
69 metres (226 feet)Open location code
9C4MV4XF+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 52263534OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3303645
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