Edmund Rice Heritage Centre 'Westcourt'

This thatched house at "Westcourt", Callan, Co. Kilkenny, is the house in which Edmund Rice was born on 1 June 1762 and is almost 300 years old. The six roomed house consists of a kitchen, parlour, breakfast room and three bedrooms. Of particular interest is the bedroom in which Edmund Rice was born. Also on the site is the Edmund Rice Memorial Chapel and a large visitors’ centre.