TOWN GUIDE GREENWAY ROUTE DISTANCES YELLOW to (13 km) Great Southern RATHKEALE GREEN NEWCASTLE WEST to (14 km) TOWN LOOP 3.2KM TOWN LOOP 3.2KM PINK TEMPLEGLANTINE to ABBEYFEALE (9 km) 1. Railway Station 1. Palatine Museum Greenway 2. Town Square 2. River Walk BLUE ABBEYFEALE to KERRY BORDER (3 km) 3. Library 3. Hotel 4. Hotel 4. Carnegie Library 5. Main Street 5. Post Offi ce 6. Glórach Theatre 6. Community Hall 7. Augustinian Abbey NEWCASTLE WEST 8. Playground PALATINE TOWN LOOP 4.5KM MUSEUMUM 1

1. Famine Graveyard 8 PLAYGROUND 2. The Demesne POST OFFICE 5 3. Playground R518 COMMUNITY 6 7 4. The Square HALL HOTEL 3 AUGUSTINIAN 5. Desmond Hall ABBEY BALLINGARRANE 4 CARNEGIE LIBRARY 6. Fullers Folly RIVER WALK 2 7. Hotel Proposed 8. St. Ita’s Hospital Route The Great Southern Greenway Limerick is a 39 km 9. Public Library P off-road walking and cycling route along an old 10. Desmond Complex RATHKEALE RATHKEALE N21 railway line that connects the three market towns of Rathkeale, Newcastlewest and Abbeyfeale in West & Limerick. Limerick

We promise you a spectacular journey through time, P Ardagh heritage and nature and to give you, the visitor the R523 R523 Calice opportunity to learn more about the people, heritage 1 ARDAGH RAILWAY and environment of one of ’s hidden jewels, STATION N21 West Limerick. ABBEYFEALE

Along this route on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way you

COUNTY KERRY FAMINE will fi nd Norman castles, abbeys, medieval ruins, GRAVEYARD 1 workhouses, famine graveyards, deserted railway P R521 stations, a viaduct and breath-taking scenery. DESMOND COMPLEX 10 ST. ITA’S 6 GLÓRACH NEWCASTLE WEST HOSPITAL 8 5 THEATRE 2 THE SQUARE THE PUBLIC Use this map to help you get the most from the Great 4 MAIN DEMESNE 9 2 STREET LIBRARY Southern Greenway – Limerick, including access points, HOTEL P Fergusson’s Viaduct car parks and attractions in each market town. BARNAGH PLAYGROUND Barnagh 3 Gap PLAYGROUND 3 LIBRARY 4 THE SQUARE KERRY BORDER DESMOND Monagea HALL 5 FULLERS 6 FOLLY R555

HOTEL 7 P P TEMPLEGLANTINE NEWCASTLE WEST & Kileedy ABBEYFEALE R515 N21 Tullig Wood Limerick.ie TEMPLEGLANTINE to ABBEYFEALE Great Southern GREENWAY ROUTES • Start/Trailhead: Start/Trailhead: In Templeglantine the main offi cial point is at the car-parking area behind Halla Inse Bán/Community Hall. It is on (13 km) Greenway YELLOW RATHKEALE to NEWCASTLE WEST the local road L21006 (directly opposite the Church) and the Greenway is 1km north along this local road. Parking and services are also available Limerick (14 km) GREEN NEWCASTLE WEST to TEMPLEGLANTINE from the Devon Inn Hotel just to the left of the N21. Please note care is required crossing the N21. Follow the directional fi ngerpost signs on to PINK TEMPLEGLANTINE to ABBEYFEALE (9 km) the Greenway. • Distance: 9 km. BLUE ABBEYFEALE to KERRY BORDER (3 km) • Terrain: Greenway off road cycle and walking trail. • Estimated Time Cycling: 1 hour. RATHKEALE to NEWCASTLE WEST • Estimated Time Walking: 2 hours. • Start/Trailhead: In Rathkeale the offi cial access point is located to the left • Waymarking: Trail is waymarked using the Greenway symbol and a white just off the N21 travelling to Killarney/Tralee at the R518 exit and is next to the directional travel arrow. IRELAND’S Palatine Museum. Follow the directional fi ngerpost signs on to the Greenway. • To Suit: Suitable for people with moderate levels of fi tness. GREAT • Distance: 13 km. • Minimum Gear: Helmet, bike, mobile phone, snacks, fl uids and waterproofs. GREENWAY • Terrain: Greenway off road cycle and walking trail. • Services: Services available at Templeglantine and Abbeyfeale. • Estimated Time Cycling: 1.5 hours. • Estimated Time Walking: 3 hours. ABBEYFEALE to KERRY BORDER • Waymarking: Trail is waymarked using the Greenway symbol and a white • Start/Trailhead: In Abbeyfeale the access point is north of the town centre directional travel arrow. (N21) on the R524 ( road) where the old Station is on the right after 1km (adjacent to the ‘Railway Bar’). THREE TOWNS - LOTS TO DO! • To Suit: Suitable for people with moderate levels of fi tness. 3 km. • Minimum Gear: Helmet, bike, mobile phone, snacks, fl uids and waterproofs. • Distance: ABBEYFEALE NEWCASTLE WEST RATHKEALE • Terrain: Greenway off road cycle and walking trail. TOWN LOOP 3.2KM TOWN LOOP 4.5KM TOWN LOOP 3.2KM • Services: Services available at Rathkeale and Newcastle West. • Estimated Time Cycling: 20 minutes. 1. Railway Station 1. Palatine Museum 1. Famine Graveyard NEWCASTLE WEST to TEMPLEGLANTINE • Estimated Time Walking: 40 minutes. 2. Town Square 2. The Demesne 2. River Walk • Start/Trailhead: In Newcastlewest there are two offi cial access points, one • Waymarking: Trail is waymarked using the Greenway symbol and a white at Bishop Court (off Bishop St., town centre) and the other near Gaelscoil Ó directional travel arrow. 3. Library 3. Playground 3. Hotel Dóghair (Irish School) on the R521. Follow the directional fi ngerpost signs on • To Suit: Suitable for people with moderate levels of fi tness. 4. Hotel 4. The Square 4. Carnegie Library to the Greenway. • Minimum Gear: Helmet, bike, mobile phone, snacks, fl uids and waterproofs. 14 km. 5. Main Street 5. Desmond Hall 5. Post Offi ce • Distance: • Services: Services available at Abbeyfeale. • Terrain: Greenway off road cycle and walking trail. 6. Glórach Theatre 6. Fullers Folly 6. Community Hall • Estimated Time Cycling: 1.5 – 2 hours. 7. Hotel 7. Augustinian Abbey • Estimated Time Walking: 3 - 3.5 hours. 8. St. Ita’s Hospital 8. Playground • Waymarking: Trail is waymarked using the Greenway symbol and a white directional travel arrow. 9. Public Library • To Suit: Suitable for people with moderate levels of fi tness. 10. Desmond Complex • Minimum Gear: Helmet, bike, mobile phone, snacks, fl uids and waterproofs. • Services: Services available at Newcastle West and Templeglantine.

P ACCESS PARKING – GPS Rathkeale 52.53, -8.94 Newcastlewest 52.46, -9.06 Templeglantine 52.40, -9.18 Abbeyfeale 52.39, -9.30 M :+353 (0)86 813 4061 | E : [email protected] W : www.pedalpursuitsbikehire.com Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. There are a variety of activities and places to see located near the Greenway. For further information see the following: www.visitwestlimerick.com | www.limerick.ie www.visitballyhoura.com | www.discoverireland.com Limerick.ie