Church / chapel · 1620–1780Old Graveyard Saint JohnstownSaint Johnstown
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.010buildings on the National Inventory
History of St. Johnston · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
St. Johnston has 10 buildings on the National Inventory
St. Johnston has kept more old homes than most towns: 14% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The Sites and Monuments Record marks it as a historic town and lists 5 archaeological sites inside it. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1620.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1620
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic St. Johnston, pictured
Pictured: Mongavlin Castle, on St. Johnston’s record.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where St. Johnston’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 10, by rating
10 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
Regional and other sites
10 historic places in St. Johnston
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1840–1860St. Johnstown Presbyterian ChurchSaint Johnstown
Church / chapel · 1850–1865St. Baithin’s Catholic ChurchSaint Johnstown
Bridge · 1700–1740Bridge, Saint Johnstown
Bridge · 1840–1850Bridge, Saint Johnstown
House · 1850–1890House, Saint Johnstown
School · 1900–1920School, Saint Johnstown
Water pump · 1900–1920Water pump, Main Street, Saint Johnstown
Water pump · 1900–1920Water pump, Saint Johnstown
Water pump · 1900–1920Water pump, Saint Johnstown
What’s recorded
No single kind leads in St. Johnston: churches and chapels and street furniture have 3 each
The record in St. Johnston comes up to 1900 at its newest. Leading the record by rating: Old Graveyard Saint Johnstown and St. Johnstown Presbyterian Church. Of national importance in St. Johnston: none; the record is regional.
Churches and chapels3
Street furniture3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Homes1
Public buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of St. Johnston’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today4
2 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Old Graveyard Saint Johnstown, from 1620.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in St. Johnston
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 archaeological sites inside the town
Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.
| Historic town1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
Just outside St. Johnston: 10
| Mongavlin CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Castletown OldRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Treantagh House (aviary / dovecote / pigeon house, building misc)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Treantagh House (house, miller's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Treantagh MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| McCoo's ShopRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Kiln, TreantaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Mill (water), Milltown, Saint JohnstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| House, DernacallyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Kiln, DernacallyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
More of St. Johnston’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 33%
Half of what St. Johnston lives in today was already built by 2001. Only 13% of St. Johnston’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 24%. The last decade or so added 6.9% of St. Johnston’s homes, much as in most towns (5.8%).
14%
Before 1919
5.2%
1919–45
28%
1946–80
13%
1981–2000
33%
2001–10
6.9%
Since 2011
St. JohnstonTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
St. Johnston and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johnston | 571 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Newtowncunningham | 1,192 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Lifford | 1,613 | 19 | 1 | 9 |
| Raphoe | 1,161 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Convoy | 1,702 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Ramelton | 1,288 | 80 | 1 | 8 |
| Letterkenny | 22,549 | 81 | 0 | 42 |
In brief
St. Johnston in brief
More of St. Johnston’s homes are old than in most places: 14% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 10 places on the record. The archaeological record adds 5 sites. The oldest, Old Graveyard Saint Johnstown, dates from 1620.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about St. Johnston’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in St. Johnston?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in St. Johnston?
Old Graveyard Saint Johnstown: the first date on its record is 1620.
Are there archaeological sites in St. Johnston?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside St. Johnston.
How old are the homes in St. Johnston?
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
History is described here, not graded.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).