Redhouse, County Kilkenny
Redhouse (Irish: an Tigh Rua) is a townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland located midway between the towns of Callan and Kilmanagh.
Redhouse
an Tigh Rua | |
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Town | |
Redhouse Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 52°35′08″N 7°25′30″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Kilkenny |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Website | www |
Redhouse is noted in historical records as having a well which was used by thousands during the Great Irish Famine as many other wells in the area had gone dry. To this is attributed a higher than average survival rate in the area during the famine.
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