placenames1901 census
101People recorded
24Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Langan 11
- Tuite 10
- Mooney 9
- Tully 8
- Bourke 5
Johnstown
Baile Sheáin
Johnstown in Cadamstown parish includes the settlement known as Johnstown Bridge.
Recorded locationJohnstown53.40053° N · 6.85948° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Johnstown · English · main form
- Johnstown Bridge · English · main form
Place & story
A market right that had lapsed
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account of Johnstown Bridge distinguishes an old Monday market patent from the village’s continuing fairs. The weekly market privilege had not been exercised for many years, but fairs were still held on 31 March, 29 May, 13 October and 21 December. His account therefore records a settlement retaining periodic trading gatherings after its weekly market had ceased. [2]
Police, a dispensary and a chapel
Lewis also records a constabulary station and a dispensary supported by subscriptions and Grand Jury funding. The village contained a Catholic chapel serving the Ballyna, or Johnstown, district, distinguished in his description by its tower and spire. These services belonged to the village account, rather than establishing a separate population total for the whole modern townland. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kildare
- Barony
- Carbury
- Civil parish
- Cadamstown
- Within
- Cadamstown
- Coordinates
- 53.40053, -6.85948
- Mapped area
- 1.66 km²
- Logainm ID
- 25484 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
75People recorded
22Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
70People recorded
20Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cuskelly 8
- O'Gorman 5
- Tuite 5
- Chanley 4
- Farrell 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Johnstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Johnstown-Bridge, Cadamstown parish: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland,1837 · Samuel Lewis; reproduced by LibraryIreland
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-08-21. How this page was prepared.