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
Town
Redhouse
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°35′08″N 7°25′30″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kilkenny
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Websitewww.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/

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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