Redhouse, County Kilkenny Explained

Redhouse
Native Name:Irish: An Tigh Rua
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Townland
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Kilkenny
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.5857°N -7.4249°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Redhouse [1] is a townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland located midway between the towns of Callan and Kilmanagh.

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Tigh Rua/Redhouse . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 7 October 2021.