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The story of the development of the Great Southern Trail; a Greenway from Rathkeale in West Limerick to the North Kerry border.

Lovely footage of the Great Southern Greenway from 7 years ago. Since then it has become even better. The Great Southern Greenway Limerick is a 39km walking and cycling off-road route running along the old railway line connecting the towns of Rathkeale, Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale. Currently, there are five sections to the Great Southern Trail: Rathkeale to Ardagh (9km) This is a level section which begins at the Irish Palatine Museum and crosses the River Deel. Five beautiful cut-stone overhead bridges are passed along the way. Just before the third one, you will see the ancient churchyard at Clounagh and the ruins of the 15th century Lisnacille Castle in the distance. On the approach to the fourth bridge, a local road to the right of the trail leads to Cahermoyle House (now a private nursing home) which has associations with William Smith O’Brien, leader of the 1848 Young Ireland Rebellion. The fifth bridge is at Ardagh Station (now a private house) from where the vil...

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