Grange Lower

Grange Lower
An Ghráinseach Íochtarach
Townland
Johnville Bridge, in Grange Lower townland, spans the Powerstown River
Johnville Bridge, in Grange Lower townland, spans the Powerstown River
Grange Lower is located in Ireland
Grange Lower
Grange Lower
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°37′09″N 7°0′42″W / 52.61917°N 7.01167°W / 52.61917; -7.01167
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kilkenny
Civil parishGrangesilvia
Area
 • Total
7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish grid referenceS669523

Grange Lower (Irish: An Ghráinseach Íochtarach) is a townland in the civil parish of Grangesilvia and the historical barony of Gowran in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is near the village of Goresbridge. Jeanville, historically known as Johnville, was a former estate in the area. The townland of Grange Lower, which has an area of approximately 7.94 square kilometres (3.07 sq mi), had a population of 213 people as of the 2011 census.

History

An 1842 OSI map of County Kilkenny (sheet 29) showing "Johnville Bridge" and the "Power[stown River]"

Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland of Grange Lower includes a cist grave which was discovered on a farm in Jeanville in 1960. Other sites, recorded in the Record of Monuments and Places, include a number of barrow, tower house (castle) and enclosure sites.

Johnville House, built in the area in 18th century,[citation needed] was occupied by the Davis family at the turn of the 19th century. The area near the house became known as Johnville, and gradually Jeanville, owing to a concentration of Huguenots in the area.[citation needed] Johnville Bridge, named as such on Ordnance Survey maps, spans the Powerstown River nearby.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Grange Lower Townland, Co. Kilkenny". townlands.ie. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "An Ghráinseach Íochtarach / Grange Lower". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "CD158 - Kilkenny Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 19 June 2026. Population [..] Townlands [..] Grange Lower, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny: 213
  4. ↑ Prendergast, Ellen (1962). "Prehistoric Grave Near Gowran" (PDF). Old Kilkenny Review (14). Kilkenny Archaeological Society: 18. In the spring of 1960 a prehistoric grave was discovered by Mr. Thomas Mahony on his farm at Jeanville near Gowran. The exact location of the grave is in the townland of Grange Lower
  5. ↑ "NMS mapping data - KK025-009----" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com. KK025-009---- : Cist : Grange Lower [..] A short cist [..] discovered during ploughing in the spring of 1960 [..] Described by Prendergast (1962, 18-21)
  6. ↑ Record of Monuments and Places - County Kilkenny (PDF), National Monuments and Historic Properties Service, 1996 – via archaeology.ie
  7. ↑ "HSESIJ - Edward Law - Kilkenny History - Miscellaneous Houses". homepage.eircom.net. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009.
  8. ↑ 6 Inch OS Map - First Edition - County Kilkenny - Sheet 29 (Map). 6". Ireland: Ordnance Survey (Ireland). 1842.