Kilrossanty () is a small village and parish in
County Waterford,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It lies between the
Comeragh Mountains
The Comeragh Mountains () are a glaciated mountain range situated in southeast Ireland in County Waterford. They are located between the town of Dungarvan and stretch inland to the town of Clonmel on the County Tipperary border and the villag ...
and the
R676 road between
Dungarvan and
Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the s ...
, close to the
Mahon Falls.
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.
Buildings
Comeragh House, a landed mansion outside the village, was the home of 19th-century explorer
John Palliser
John Palliser (29 January 1817 – 18 August 1887) was an Irish-born geographer and explorer. Following his service in the Waterford Militia and hunting excursions to the North American prairies, he led the British North American Explor ...
, and between 1964 and 1979 was lived in by Dutch art collector
Pieter Menten
Pieter Nicolaas Menten (26 May 1899 – 14 November 1987) was a Dutch war criminal, businessman, and art collector. Menten was a Nazi collaborator who committed numerous crimes, including murder, on behalf of the regime. After World War II, h ...
, 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.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage - Saint Bridget's Catholic Church
{{County Waterford
Civil parishes of County Waterford