Saintjohnstown

219 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Saintjohnstown, from 30 m² to 114,054 m² (11.41 ha, 28.18 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Saintjohnstown in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 24 Feb 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF AN INDOOR CRICKET COURT AND BOWLING FACILITIES (FLOOR AREA OF 405 SQM) AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660275

• 19 Dec 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 2 LANE BOWLING / BATTING PRACTICE AREA

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562300

• 18 Feb 2025Conditional

  (1) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF ALTERATION AND RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ATTIC CONVERSION WORKS TO PROVIDE HABITABLE ROOMS AND (2) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT OF A REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560198

• 11 Feb 2025Conditional

  EXTENSION AND MINOR AMENDMENT TO FRONT OF PREMISES AND PERMISSION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF PREMISES TO A 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT AND 2 NO. SHOP UNITS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2560166

• 2 Sept 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF ONE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, AND ONE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING IS TO THE FRONT OF THE SITE CONSISTING OF 2 RETAIL PREMISES AND ONE SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT, THE SECOND BUILDING IS A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TO THE REAR OF SITE CONSISTING OF 4 SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461333

• 24 Aug 2024N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF 2 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, ONE BUILDING TO THE FRONT OF THE SITE CONSISTING OF 2 RETAIL PREMISES AND ONE SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT, THE 2ND BUILDING IS TO THE REAR TO THE SITE CONSISTING OF 4 NO. OF SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES ON SITE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461285

• 24 Apr 2024Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SEWERAGE PUMPING STATION, RISING MAIN AND GRAVITY SEWER CONSISTING OF: (A) TYPICAL UNDERGROUND STORAGE CHAMBER/TANK, (B) ABOVE GROUND CONTROL KIOSK, MOTOR CONTROL CENTRE (MCC) KIOSK AND WASH WATER KIOSK, (C) TELEMETRY POLE (MAXIMUM 6M IN HEIGHT), (D) PERIMETER PALADIN FENCING (2.4M IN HEIGHT), (E) ACCESS ROAD (4M WIDE) AND INTERNAL VEHICULAR TURNING AREA, (F) WET WELL CHAMBER (27M³), (G) PASSIVE ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS OVER THE WET WELL CHAMBER FOR VENTILATION, (H) RISING MAIN (APPROXIMATELY 160M IN LENGTH), (I) INLET SEWER, (J) EMERGENCY STORAGE AND OVERFLOW, INCLUDING A NEW HEADWALL AT ST. JOHNSTON STREAM, (K) INLET, WET WELL, VALVE CHAMBERS, AND METER CHAMBER, (L) LIGHTING AND WELFARE FACILITIES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL SPAN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 2216M2. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460575

• 18 Apr 2024N/a

  DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SEWERAGE PUMPING STATION, RISING MAIN AND GRAVITY SEWER CONSISTING OF: (A) TYPICAL UNDERGROUND STORAGE CHAMBER/TANK, (B) ABOVE GROUND CONTROL KIOSK, MOTOR CONTROL CENTRE (MCC) KIOSK, & WASH WATER KIOSK, (C) TELEMETRY POLE (MAXIMUM 6M IN HEIGHT), (D) PERIMETER PALADIN FENCING (2.4M IN HEIGHT), (E) ACCESS ROAD (4M WIDE) AND INTERNAL VEHICULAR TURNING AREA, (F) WET WELL CHAMBER (27M³), (G) PASSIVE ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS OVER THE WET WELL CHAMBER FOR VENTILATION, (H) RISING MAIN (APPROXIMATELY 160M IN LENGTH), (I) INLET SEWER, (J) EMERGENCY STORAGE AND OVERFLOW, INCLUDING A NEW HEADWALL AT ST. JOHNSTON STREAM, (K) INLET, WET WELL, VALVE CHAMBERS, AND METER CHAMBER, (L) LIGHTING; AND WELFARE FACILITIES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL SPAN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 2216M2. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS).

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460545

• 27 Jul 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMERCIAL UNIT CONSISTING OF 2 NO. RETAIL UNITS AND 5 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351111

• 27 Feb 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SMALL EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING GALA SHOP ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350231

• 17 Sept 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL COMPRISING TWO CLASSROOMS AND ASSOCIATED ACCOMMODATION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151849

• 12 May 2021Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF A SECTION OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE AREA TO AN OFF LICENSE AREA THAT WILL REQUIRE A LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOL ON EXISTING SITE KNOWN LOCALLY AS ST. JOHNSTON GALA FILLING STATION & SHOP

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150903

• 22 Jul 2020Conditional

  WORKS AT CARRIGANS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AS FOLLOWS: (1) PUMPING STATION AT THE EXISTING CARRIGANS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SITE (2) CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING PRIMARY SETTLEMENT TANK (SEPTIC TANK) INTO A STORMWATER HOLDING TANK (3) NEW SITE FENCING (4) A RISING MAIN (PUMPED MAIN) FROM CARRIGANS TO ST JOHNSTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (5) CHEMICAL DOSING FACILITIES TO PREVENT SEPTICITY IN THE RISING MAIN. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050981

• 22 Jun 2020N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPING STATION AT THE EXISTING CARRIGANS WASTEWASTER TREATMENT PLANT SITE (2) CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING PRIMARY SETTLEMENT TANK (SEPTIC TANK) INTO A STORMWATER HOLDING TANK (3) NEW SITE FENCING (4) A RISING MAIN (PUMPED MAIN) FROM CARRIGANS TO ST. JOHNSTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (5) CHEMICAL DOSING FACILITIES TO PREVENT SEPTICITY IN THE RISING MAIN. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050810

• 1 Nov 2019Conditional

  DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR DECOMMISSIONING OF THE SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND CONNECTION TO THE MAINS SEWER DRAINAGE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951669

• 18 Oct 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF ASTRO TURF PITCH WITH PERIMETER FENCING AND FLOODLIGHTING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1851597

• 27 Jul 2017Conditional

  DEVELOPMENT OF A PREFABRICATED BUILDING CONTAINING OFFICE SPACE AS ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION TO RESOURCE CENTRE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND DRAINAGE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751205

• 30 Jun 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751032

• 21 Jun 2017N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1750984

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Finn SAC 002301
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: River Foyle, Mongavlin To Carrigans 002067

Recorded monuments

• DG063-003 Historic town
  Description

  Described in the Urban Survey of Donegal as 'This town is situated on the Rver Foyle just a short distance from the border with county Derry. The town was not on any of the original lists for the plantation of Ulster and appears in 1618 as a fully fledged new town at a time when other centres such as Raphoe and Rathmullan were clamouring for incorporation. The town was situated in the old parish of Taughboyne, I.e. Teach Baithen ("the church of Baithen"), named after the abbot who succeeded Colmcille at Iona (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 406). Despite attempts to build a new church within the town, Taughboyne, some 3km north of St. Johnstown, was to remain as the parish church of the new settlement. The land of St Johnstown, then called "Dromtoolan alias Cashelduffe", was granted to Ludovic Hamilton, duke of Lennox, on condition that he should introduce thirteen English or Scottish men, "principally artificers", wihin the space of four years and build houses for them (Ir. Rec. Comm. 1830, 403). The patent, which survives in the Public Record Office of Ireland, further required that the corporation should consist of thirteen members and it set out stipulations for the plan of the town (PROI, R.C. 3/4, ff. 88-93). The purpose of the proposed town is interestingly stated as being as much for the defence of loyal subjects living in the area as for the restraint of rebels. It seems, however, that the incorporation was not proceeded with before the outbreak of rebellion in 1641. The Civil Survey, compiled some years later, describes St Johnstown simply as a little village. The adult population in the census of c. 1659 is given as 19 English and Scots, and 18 Irish making a total of 37, the second smallest borough population (after Killybegs) in Ulster. In 1671, however, the town returned members to parliament and it continued to do so until 1800 when the earls of Wicklow, who had bought the town from the hamiltons, received £15,000 in compensation for the loss of the borough' (Bradley and Dunne 1989, 60-1). The physical layout of the town is described in the Urban Survey as 'The street plan is linear consisting of one main street running E-W, intersected by a narrower street running N-S, past the unfinished parish church. The manner in which the present Derry road cuts through the town indicates that it is not original. The market place was evidently in the main street which was made broad in order to accommodate it. The original patent stipulates that the market should be held on Mondays' (Bradley & Dunne 1989, 61-2).

• DG063-003001 Church
  Description

  In 1622, the parish church of Taughboyne was 'decayed and the reedifying of the same has been stayed by Sir John Stewart Kent, who obtained a warrant at the Council Table to build a new church, himself laying out £100 towards the building ... at St. Johnstown which church should be finished this midsummer 1622, but is not above the side walls yet' (Royal Commission, 213). As 'the parish church was repaired in 1627, by the rector, Thomas Bruce, it would appear that the church at St. Johnstown remained roofless. A tradition to this effect was recorded by Fagan in 1846 (Bk. 11, 7-8). The walls of the ivy-covered, equal-armed, cruciform church 18.9m × 6.4m internally are built of rubble, survive 1-2m in height and are .77m thick. Only a small section of the S wall of the E arm is visible. Two opposing gaps in the N and S walls of the transepts are probably the remains of windows. The splayed ingoing for a window survives in the E wall of the S transept; an ash tree is growing in the middle of the window sill. The interior is very overgrown and successive burials have resulted in varying ground levels both within the church and in the graveyard (DG063-003002-) around it. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG063-003002 Graveyard
  Description

  In 1622, the parish church (DG063-003001-) of Taughboyne was 'decayed and the reedifying of the same has been stayed by Sir John Stewart Kent, who obtained a warrant at the Council Table to build a new church, himself laying out £100 towards the building ... at St. Johnstown which church should be finished this midsummer 1622, but is not above the side walls yet' (Royal Commission, 213). As 'the parish church was repaired in 1627, by the rector, Thomas Bruce, it would appear that the church at St. Johnstown remained roofless. A tradition to this effect was recorded by Fagan in 1846 (Bk. 11, 7-8). The interior is very overgrown and successive burials have resulted in varying ground levels both within the church and in the graveyard (DG063-003002-) around it. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG063-004001 Enclosure
  Description

  No trace of the single-ringed enclosure marked on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch maps now survives. It was situated on top of a hill overlooking the valley of the Foyle. Close-by but apparently outside the area of the ringfort a section of a souterrain (DG063-004002-), about 4ft deep with a flagstone roof, each stone being about 2yds wide, was found. It was subsequently filled in. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG063-004002 Souterrain
  Description

  No trace of the single-ringed enclosure (DG063-004001-) marked on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch maps now survives. It was situated on top of a hill overlooking the valley of the Foyle. Close-by but apparently outside the area of the ringfort a section of a souterrain, about 4ft deep with a flagstone roof, each stone being about 2yds wide, was found. It was subsequently filled in. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Architectural heritage

• St. Baithin’s Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1850–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Catholic church on cruciform-plan, built 1857-60, comprising three-bay nave to the south-west having gable-fronted single-bay single-storey porch attached to the south-east end of the east elevation, single-bay chancel to the north-east, shallow single-bay transepts to the north-west and south-east, single-storey sacristy attached to the north-west side of chance and with later single-storey porch and extension attached to the south-west gable end of the nave (c. 1965). Pitched natural purple slate roofs with raised ashlar copings to gable ends having kneeler stones to eaves and with cut stone Celtic cross finials to gable apexes, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with stepped three-stage gabled ashlar bellcote to north-east end of nave having ashlar skews, wrought-iron Celtic cross finial over, and paired pointed-arched openings with quatrefoil motif above. Two-stage chamfered yellow brick and rendered chimneystack to sacristy with clay-ware pot. Dressed rubble slate walls over projecting dressed rubble stone plinth with chamfered ashlar sandstone coping over, and with rubble stone buttress with ashlar sandstone skews\coping over to the north-east end of transept to the south-east. Pointed-arched window openings to the nave having chamfered cut sandstone surrounds with cusped heads, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and with leaded windows. Tripartite pointed-arched window openings to gable ends of transepts having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, cut sandstone tracery, and with leaded windows having coloured glass insets. Four-light pointed window opening to the south-west gable end of nave having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, cut sandstone tracery with pointed-arched window openings surmounted by roundel motifs, leaded stained glass windows, and with cut sandstone hoodmoulding over. Pointed-arched window openings to side elevations of chancel having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, cut sandstone tracery, and with leaded windows. Triple-light pointed-arched window opening to the chancel gable having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, cut sandstone tracery with cusped window openings surmounted by three sexfoil motifs, leaded stained glass windows, and with cut sandstone hoodmoulding over. Square-headed window openings to sacristy having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered sills, and with leaded windows. Pointed-arched doorway to the south-east face of porch set in pointed-arch recess having chamfered ashlar sandstone surround with incised multifoil motif over, and with battened timber double doors with wrought-iron hinges. Modern square-headed window and door openings to later porch and extension to the south-west. Exposed timber trusses internally having timber sheeted ceiling, timber pews and marble altar with double chamfered chancel arch on colonnettes. Set back from road in own grounds to the south-west of the centre of Saint Johnstown. Car park to the east and modern graveyard (1951) to the west. Freestanding bellcote to the south having cast-iron supports, decorative cast-iron spandrels, and bell metal bell. Cut stone Celtic cross memorials to the south of site adjacent to modern extension. Rubble stone boundary walls to the east (modern) and to the south.

• St. Johnstown Presbyterian Church, church/chapel, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Presbyterian church, built c. 1849, comprising four-bay double-height nave with single-bay single-storey vestry attached to the rear (north-west), and having three-stage tower (on square-plan) to south-east, built c. 1859, having corner pinnacles to parapet. Refurbished in 1983-4. Pitched natural purple slate roof having projecting eaves course, and with some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods with wrought-iron brackets to gutters. Crenellated parapet with stucco stringcourse to base and with pyramidal pinnacles. Smooth rendered walls over projecting plinth with raised rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners of the front elevation (south-east). Smooth rendered walls to tower having raised rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners at first and second stage level, and with projecting stringcourses delineating stages. Ocular date stone front elevation of tower at second stage level reading ‘erected 1849’. Pointed-arched window openings having painted stone sills, timber Y-tracery, and with latticed cast-iron quarry-paned windows with clear and coloured glass. Channelled smooth rendered surrounds to window openings to the south-east side of building. Pointed-arched window openings over doorways to side elevations of tower having painted stone sills, channelled rendered surround, and cast-iron lattice paned windows. Pointed-arched openings to tower at second and third stage having timber louvers. Pointed-arched doorways to the side elevations of tower having channelled smooth rendered surround, battened timber doors and cast-iron latticed pane overlights. Pointed segmental-headed doorway to the south-east end of the south-west elevation of nave timber door and plain overlight. Former doorway to the front elevation of tower having channelled smooth rendered surround and cast-iron latticed paned overlight; doorway now infilled with modern date plaque. Concrete steps to entrance. Square-headed openings to vestry with mainly modern fittings. Timber box pews and carved pulpit to timber, timber panelled balustrade to horseshow shaped gallery supported on cast iron columns. Graveyard to south, east and west with collection of mainly upstanding nineteenth and twentieth century memorials. Rubble stone boundary wall to site. Gateway to the south-east side of site comprising a pair of angled rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having stepped capstones, and with a pair of wrought-iron gates with cast-iron finials. Pedestrian gateway to the north-west comprising a pair of brick and rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) with hooped wrought-iron gate. Set back from road in own grounds to the south of the centre of Saint Johnstown. Associated three-bay two-storey manse adjacent to the north (altered and not in survey).

• Water pump, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base with cast-iron pale\bucket stand, and surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over, and having lion's head motif to spout. Pull lever to side. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft. Sited adjacent to road junction just to the south of the centre of Saint Johnstown.

• Water pump, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base with cast-iron pale\bucket stand (now broken), and surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over, and having lion's head motif to spout. Pull lever to east side. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft. Sited to the north side of the main street to the centre of Saint Johnstown.

• School, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey former national school, dated 1909, having central projecting two-bay gable-fronted entrance porch\breakfront to east and with two-bay single-storey return to west with single-bay extension with mono-pitched roof over attached to the north side of return. Now out of use. Pitched purple slate roof with overhanging eaves having exposed rafter ends, terracotta ridge tiles raised cement rendered verges to the gable ends having kneeler stones at eaves level with pedestals over, surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods, and with projecting roughcast rendered chimneybreasts with red brick block-and-start quoins to corners to the gable ends of main body of building and to return. Roughcast rendered walls with painted brick block-and-start quoined margins, and with cut stone date plaque to projecting gabled entrance reading ‘Saint Johnstown No. 1 National School 1909’. Shallow segmental-headed windows with painted brick block-and-start reveals and voussoirs, concrete sills and with multi-pane timber casement windows. Shallow segmental-headed doorways to sides of breakfront porch (north entrance now blocked) having painted brick block-and-start reveals and voussoirs, battened timber doors and plain overlights. Set back from road in own grounds to the south of the centre of Saint Johnstown. Lawn to front (east) with concrete laneway and yard to rear (west) having single-storey rubble stone structure with trim quoins and having barrel-vaulted corrugated-metal roof over. Pedestrian gateway to the east having rendered gate piers (on square-plan) and wrought-iron flat bar gate. Modern vehicular gateway to the west. Rubble stone boundary walls to site.

• Old Graveyard Saint Johnstown, church/chapel, 1620–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Multi-denominational graveyard (on sub rectangular-plan) containing ruinous former Church of Ireland church on cruciform plan, built c. 1622. Graveyard no longer in use and site overgrown. Graveyard contains collection of mainly upstanding gravemarkers of nineteenth and twentieth century date. Some recumbent gravemarkers and some in metal railed enclosures. Site surrounded by rubble stone by rubble stone boundary walls with rubble stone coping over. Mature trees flanking east boundary. Pedestrian gateway to the east comprising a pair of randomly coursed roughly squared rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having cut stone capping over with rubble stone coping. Church is built of rubble stone masonry and is built on a cruciform plan with four arms of equal length. Located to the south of the centre of Saint Johnstown.

• House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay three-storey house with attic level, built c. 1870, having two-storey return extension to rear (south) and modern shopfront to the front elevation, c. 1980. Pitched natural slate roof with brick eaves course, some surviving sections of cast-iron downpipes, and with smooth rendered chimneystacks to the gable ends (east and west). Cast-iron rooflight to front pitch. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined with painted plinth course. Square-headed window openings at first and second floor level with painted stone sills, and having six-over-six timber pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to east end of the front elevation having replacement timber door and plain overlight. Square-headed openings to former shopfront having fixed-pane display window and replacement timber door. Road-fronted to the centre of Saint Johnstown with adjacent four-bay two-storey building having integral carriage-arch attached to the west.

• Water pump, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, comprising fluted shaft on moulded base with cast-iron pale\bucket stand (now broken), and surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over, and having lion's head motif to spout. Pull lever to east side. Foundry mark 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock' to shaft. Sited to the north side of the main street to the centre of Saint Johnstown.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Saintjohnstown, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Saintjohnstown.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Saintjohnstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Saintjohnstown · Baile Suingean

Area

1,125,029 m² (112.5 ha, 278 acres)

Civil parish

Taughboyne, and its townlands

Barony

Raphoe North

Electoral division

St. Johnstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,396 people lived in 537 households in the St. Johnstown electoral division. 69% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Altaskin, Castletown, Drumenan, Dundee, Tullyowen

Placenames

Saintjohnstown on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.