Tag Archives: Johnstown

Fraoch Oileán and the Knights Hospitallers

Posted on January 11, 2016 by edmooneyphotography

Johnstown is a small village just outside Naas in County Kildare. I have passed by it countless times over the years and just by chance whilst hunting for a standing stone I came across a small little graveyard and church … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of a Ruinhunter, Photography | Tagged Flatsbury, Ireland, Johnstown, Kildare, Knights Hospitallers, Medieval, Monument, Nikon, Normans, photographer, Photography, Pickled Earl, ruins, Travel | 67 Comments

Water Pump at Johnstown

Posted on April 6, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

This is the second pump which I have come across in as many weeks. They are quite unusual to come across these days, but in their day they would have be the main supply of water for villages across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged Horses, Ireland, Johnstown, Kildare, Rural, Stage Coach, Water Supply, Waterpump | 8 Comments

John Devoy Memorial

Posted on March 22, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Now for something a little different. Whilst this is not quite a ruin, it is a monument with some great history attached. On the new road which runs between the small villages of Kill and Johnstown there stands a memorial to one … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, People, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged Clan na Gael, Feinian, John Devoy, Johnstown, Kildare, Memorial | Leave a comment

St. Johns Medieval Church

Posted on March 21, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

I found this old graveyard by pure chance having passed by it many times over the years. Situated at the north end of the small Kildare village of Johnstown. It contains the ruins of a medieval nave and chancel which … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged Bourke, church, Earl of Mayo, Earls of Kildare, Eleanor Wogan, Garret ‘Og’ Fitzgerald, Graveyard, James Flatsbury, Johnstown, Kildare, Knights Hospitallers, Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Lancet Window, Medieval, Philip Flatsbury, Richard Southwell Bourke, Silken Thomas, St.Johns, The Pickled Earl, Trinity College | 5 Comments

Johnstown Standing Stone

Posted on March 13, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Aside from Castles, my favourite sites to explore are the many standing stones to be found scattered around the country. Marking the land like the needles of an acupuncturist, in fact I was once told that they were used by … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Landscape, Photography, Places of Interest | Tagged Johnstown, Kildare, Ruin, Standing Stone, Stone age, Summer Solstice | 5 Comments

Old Mile Stone

Posted on March 1, 2013 by edmooneyphotography

Now for something unusual, I found this little gem lying on the side of the N7 slip road from Johnstown heading towards Dublin, whilst I was lucky in finding it so easily, im sure that it could easily be missed. … Continue reading →