Location of the county in Ireland
County Limerick lies in the west of the republic Ireland.
Regions
- County Limerick is bounded to the north by the river Shannon with the muzzle funnel Mouth of Shannon.
- The low mountain range lies on the southern border Galtee Mountains and Ballyhoura Mountains, in the southwest follow the Mullaghareigh Mountains.
- Part of the hilly landscape lies in the northeast Golden Vaie.
places
- limerick
- Castleconnell with other localities in the northeast
- Kilmallock with other villages in the southeast
- Newcastle West with other villages in the west
- Rathkeale with other localities west of the city of Limerick
Other goals
- Curraghchase Forest Park
- Tarbert (Ferry, westernmost way to cross the Shannon) and Kerry Head at the western end of the estuary.
- Charleville, Mitchelstown and Mitcheltown Caves in the County Cork and in County Tipperary.
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getting there
- Nearby airports include the Shannon International Airport at Limerick and Kerry County Airport at Killarney.
- The next ferry port is Cork.
- Limerick can be reached on the lake side with seaworthy pleasure boats, on the land side with pleasure boats for inland waters.
- The town limerick is off by train Ennis and Nenagh directly accessible; otherwise you have to be in Limerick Junction unstieg at Tipperary.
mobility
- The trunk road network is well developed, but there is often a lack of bypasses, so that bottlenecks can occur in the villages, especially during peak travel times.
- Avoid transit through Limerick City due to heavy traffic and poor signage.
- Road traffic accidents in County Limerick cause about 19 deaths annually; by Irish standards this is noticeably high.
- Railways and buses could also be considered.
- In the area of the River Shannon, the conditions for cyclists are rather better than in the rest of the country.
