Moyvane Village Walk & Nature Trail
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10 7 8 6 9 4 5 3 8 2 1 ( ( ( Shorter Local Paths 1 TONEVANE 6 MOYVANE 2 LYRE MASS PATH 7 BALLYBUNION CLIFF 3 FINUGE 8 CNOC AN ÓIR 4 SIVE WALK 9 BALLYBUNION BEACH 5 RIVER WALK 10 JOHN F. LESLIE Longer Walks NORTH KERRY WAY SHANNON WAY MOYVANE VILLAGE WALK We wish to thank the following who have made this & N ATURE TRAIL wonderful amenity possible: • Bride C Shine • Pat & Bride Hayes • St. Brendan’s Trust • Mike Brosnan • Moyvane GAA • Moyvane Community Centre • Kerry County Council • North Kerry Walks • Tuatha Chiarrai Teo • FAS • Dept of Marine & Natural Resources Enjoy your walk and respect country code: 1. Guard against all risks of fire 2. Fasten all gates 6 3 3. Keep dogs under proper control 1 1 2 1 4. Keep to paths across farmland 7 6 6 5. Avoid damaging fences, hedges and walls 0 . D 6. Leave no litter T Further information L S 7. Safeguard water supplies R E can be seen on local T N 8. Protect wildlife, wild plants and trees I R “Information Boards” P 9. Go carefully on country roads M O and 10. Respect the life of the countryside D G N www.moyvane.com 11. No bicycles allowed I K Moyvane/Maigh Mhéain TARBERT Moyvane Village Walks Slí Sráid Baile Maigh Mheáin IN GL oyvane is a rural parish in North Kerry bordering West i MLimerick. It is situated about 11km (7miles) north east MOYVANE of Listowel and 8 km (5 miles) south of Tarbert. Until the OL mid-thirties, it was known as Newtownsandes, derived HO SC VILLAGE from the era of landlordism. (Sandes Family). The name “Moyvane” (Maigh Mheáin) means the middle plain. L WE i In 1996 Moyvane Development Association formulated a TO CH IS UR L CH plan to develop a walk through the local woods and with the kind permission of the landowners involved, a route of 1.5kms (1 mile) was opened to the public that year. KEY TO WALKS The walk has been extended to include an alternative .A. route around the perimiter of the GAA pitch 1.5km (1 G.A H Green: Village - Sportsfield - nature ITC Trail & Kiln Way 4km (2.5 miles) mile); recently it has been further extended to take in a P river walk that brings you to a restored Limekiln. This kiln Blue: Village - nature Trail Way 2.5km had been in use in the early part of the last century when (1.75 miles) it was fuelled by turf saved from the local bogs. It was red: Village - Sportsfield Way 1.5km known as a “Farmers Kiln”, as the burned Limestone was (1 mile) spread as fertiliser on the land, the lime was also used to “white wash” walls of dwelling houses and farm YelloW: Village - Kiln Way 3km (2 miles) outhouses. The Limestone was brought from Foynes by horse and cart, this was the return load, as it was the PICNIC AREAS custom at that time to supply turf to Foynes Port. There are a variety of routes to choose from, depending WALK START on your starting point (the Village, Listowel Road and POINTS Knockanure entrances), the shortest walk being 1.5km (1 i mile), to the longest which is now 4km (2.5 miles). INFORMATION “Convenient parking is available on the Knockanure and i POINTS Listowel roads”. Our walk has received a number of awards, both local and SCALE 1:2500 national, including the North Kerry Walks “Open Gate M Trophy” on three occasions. Kerry Community Voluntary A E R i T R Environment Awards in 2005 and 2006. S FOOTBRIDGE IVE R It has also helped to bring the “Best New Entry” award in • the Tidy Towns in 2001. We also received an KNOCKANURE LIMEKILN ESB/Community Voluntary Ireland award in that year. Further information can be seen on local “Information Boards” and www.moyvane.com.