Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0Johnstown: 16 buildings on the National Inventory
Johnstown’s oldest recorded building dates from 1600. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 4 archaeological sites inside the town.
Where Johnstown’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
16 historic places in Johnstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 7, A to Z
9 recorded by their type and address
9 are recorded only by their type and address: 3 homes, 2 street furniture and 2 farm and estate buildings; most date from the 19th century.
50% of Johnstown’s recorded buildings are homes
The record in Johnstown runs as late as 1890. In second place come street furniture, with 2. At the top of the record: Arch House and Beráin Cottage.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Johnstown’s dated buildings come from the 16th to 18th centuries
Each building by the first date on its record.
8 of the 16 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology in Johnstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Font1 record |
Just outside Johnstown: 7
| Furness ChurchArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Johnstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Johnstown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Palmerstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Kerdiffstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Roseboro HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Kerdiffstown House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
27% of Johnstown’s homes are newer than 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Before 1919: 3.8% of the homes in Johnstown, roughly the usual 3.4%. Johnstown added comparatively little between the wars: 0.2% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are scarcer in Johnstown than in most towns: 6%, against 24%.
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.
Johnstown and its neighbours
Johnstown in brief
Old houses are part of Johnstown’s character: 3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 16 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 50%, are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 8 of 16. The oldest, Arch House, dates from 1780. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 4 archaeological sites.
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 Johnstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Johnstown?
16 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Johnstown?
Graveyard, Johnstown: the first date on its record is 1600.
Are there archaeological sites in Johnstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Johnstown.
How old are the homes in Johnstown?
3.8% 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.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
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) · 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).