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Johnswell

Coordinates: 52°42′12″N 7°10′12″W / 52.703214°N 7.169974°W / 52.703214; -7.169974
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Johnswell
Tobar Eoin
Village
Johnswell Church
Johnswell Church
Johnswell is located in Ireland
Johnswell
Johnswell
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°42′12″N 7°10′12″W / 52.703214°N 7.169974°W / 52.703214; -7.169974
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kilkenny
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Websitewww.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/

Johnswell (Irish: Tobar Eoin)[1] is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" (religious fair) of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires.

Maureen Hegarty (1 September 1921 – 14 January 2016), who was a local historian and president of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, grew up there.

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References

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  1. ^ "Tobar Eoin/Johnswell". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 October 2021.