Redhouse, County Kilkenny
Townland in Leinster, Ireland
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Redhouse (Irish: An Tigh Rua)[1] is a townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland located midway between the towns of Callan and Kilmanagh.
Redhouse
An Tigh Rua | |
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Townland | |
  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. This is attributed to a higher-than-average survival rate in the area during the famine.