placenamesJohnstown
Baile Sheáin
Buildings at Foulkscourt and Glebe record different forms of public and parish life in the Kilkenny district.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile Sheáin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Johnstown · English · main form
Place & story
Saint Kieran’s Hall
Saint Kieran’s Hall, off Chapel Street in Foulkscourt, is dated 1929. The architectural inventory records a two-storey building facing a lane, with two timber double-door entrances and sash windows above. Its slate roof and surviving cast-iron rainwater fittings belong to a relatively modest community building within Johnstown’s older street pattern. [2]
The glebe house of 1828
The Old Rectory in Glebe was built in 1828 with sponsorship from the Board of First Fruits for Church of Ireland clergy. Its entrance has sidelights and a fanlight, while a curved bay faces the garden. The inventory recorded renovation in 2003–04 after disuse; that dated observation describes a conservation phase rather than the house’s present occupation. [3]
Collecting the hall’s social history
In April 2024, Johnstown Heritage Committee appealed for photographs, brochures and newspaper clippings relating to events in the community hall. The proposed display was intended for its front meeting room. The appeal documents a local effort to preserve everyday social history, although it does not establish that the display was completed. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Johnstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Kieran’s Hall, record12302013 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- The Old Rectory, record12302010 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kilkenny community eager to document social history, 11 April2024 · Kilkenny People, Reporter
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.