From April through October 1948, Ludwig Wittgenstein lived and worked in this cottage called Quay House on the Rossoe village pier overlooking Killary Harbour. The cottage was owned by Myles Drury (1904–87), elder brother of a former Wittgenstein student, Maurice O'Connor Drury (1907–76).

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1. Rosroe Pier – Killary Harbour loop from Tully Cross

2.54km

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2. Mussel Farm in Killary Harbour – Killary Harbour Lakeside Path loop from Tully Cross

5.96km

01:50

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50m

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Wittgenstein's Irish Cottage, Summer 1948

1. Rosroe Pier – Killary Harbour loop from Tully Cross

2. Mussel Farm in Killary Harbour – Killary Harbour Lakeside Path loop from Tully Cross

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