The Irish Palatine Heritage Centre telling the story of German Protestant refugees settled here in 1709, a bridge renamed for a Rathkeale-born tenor, and the churches and convent of a market town shaped by that migration — 5 stops through a uniquely European corner of Limerick. Looking for things to do in Rathkeale? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Irish Palatine Heritage Centre
Holy Trinity Church (Church of Ireland)
Christopher Lynch Bridge (Deel Bridge)
Saint Anne's Convent
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
For Schools
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