Kilrossanty
Kilrossanty Cill Rosanta | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 St Brigid's Church | |
  Kilrossanty Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′38″N 7°32′46″W / 52.17722°N 7.54598°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Kilrossanty (Irish: Cill Rosanta)[1] is a small village and civil parish in County Waterford, Ireland.[2] It lies between the Comeragh Mountains and the R676 road between Dungarvan and Carrick-on-Suir, close to the Mahon Falls. It is 11 km (7 mi) north of Dungarvan, and 32 km (20 mi) west of Waterford city. Kilrossanty is in a townland of the same name.[1]
Amenities
[edit]Local leisure facilities include Kilrossanty GAA sports club, a pub in the village, and hillwalking in the Comeragh mountains.
Religion
[edit]Beside the ruins of the old village church are three holy wells, the main one dedicated to St. Brigid.[3]
Buildings
[edit]Comeragh House, a landed mansion outside the village, was the home of 19th-century explorer John Palliser,[4] and between 1964 and 1979 was lived in by Dutch art collector Pieter Menten, until he was arrested in the Netherlands and convicted of being a World War 2 war criminal. On his release from prison in 1985, he planned to return to Comeragh House, but was banned by the government from entering Ireland. The house was sold two years later following Menten's death.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Kilrossanty". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Library Ireland. 1837. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Kilrossanty Holy Wells". Megalithic Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Eoin Butler (21 January 2017). "The Irishman who gave his name to a mountain range in the Rockies". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Millionaire Nazi War Criminal Leaves Prison". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 1985. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Michael Lavery (22 April 2011). "Nazi criminal mansion goes on sale at €3m". Evening Herald. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage – Saint Bridget's Catholic Church
- Photographs of Holy Wells
