Kilrossanty

Kilrossanty (Irish: Cill Rosanta)[1] is a small village and 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.

Kilrossanty Irish: Cill Rosanta
Village
St Brigids church
Kilrossanty Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°10′38″N 7°32′46″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Waterford
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Amenities

Local leisure facilities include Kilrossanty GAA sports club, a pub in the village, and hillwalking in the Comeragh mountains.

Religion

Beside the ruins of the old village church are three holy wells, the main one dedicated to St. Brigid.[3]

Buildings

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

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

• National Inventory of Architectural Heritage - Saint Bridget's Catholic Church
• Photographs of Holy Wells

References

1. "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
2. "Kilrossanty". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Library Ireland. 1837. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
3. "Kilrossanty Holy Wells". Megalithic Ireland. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
4. Eoin Butler (21 January 2017). "The Irishman who gave his name to a mountain range in the Rockies". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
5. "Millionaire Nazi War Criminal Leaves Prison". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 1985. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
6. Michael Lavery (22 April 2011). "Nazi criminal mansion goes on sale at €3m". Evening Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2014.