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Redhouse (Irish: an Tigh Rua) is a townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland located midway between the towns of Callan and Kilmanagh.
Map of Redhouse, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
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.
References
Redhouse, County Kilkenny Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA