Baile Eoin

Johnstown (Baile Eoin) takes its name from a medieval church dedicated to St John the Baptist, founded by the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, the renowned crusading military order. The Knights Hospitallers held their principal seat at Kilteel, approximately 5 km north, and controlled extensive lands throughout Kildare from the early 13th century until the Dissolution of the Monast...