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Feadamair · Co. Limerick

A crossroads with five thousand years of history a mile away.

Fedamore is a small crossroads village in south Limerick — the kind of place you pass through on the way to somewhere else unless someone gives you a reason to stop. The village itself is unremarkable: a junction, a few houses, open fields running away in every direction. The reason to stop is Lough Gur, which lies less than two kilometres south.

Lough Gur is one of Ireland's richest Bronze Age sites. A freshwater lake in a limestone bowl, ringed with passage tombs, standing stones, and the buried outlines of houses where people lived five thousand years ago. The lough is small enough to walk around — the museum at the southern shore tells the story. Fedamore sits at the north edge of that story. It's the village you wake up in after a day at the lough, or the place you pass through on your way to understand the Limerick countryside.

Population

~250

Coords

52.4167° N, 8.5667° W

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Stories & lore.

The reason to come back. The things every local will eventually tell you about, usually after the second pint.

The lake that remembers everything

Lough Gur

Lough Gur is a glacial lake held in a limestone bowl, ringed with Neolithic passage tombs and Bronze Age settlement sites. The lough bed holds the outline of houses from five thousand years ago — a horseshoe of stone foundations where communities farmed and fished the water for millennia. The lake is ringed with walking paths. A stone circle sits on the south shore. A visitor centre and small museum explain what the stones mean. The archaeology is not in a glass case; it's what you walk past on the loop around the water.

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Things to do outside.

Wear waterproofs. Bring a sandwich. Tell someone where you're going if it's the mountain.

Lough Gur loop from the museum Start at the visitor centre on the south shore, loop the lake edge. Neolithic sites marked, the stone circle visible, the water on two sides. The path is rough in places; proper boots recommended.

3 kmdistance

1 hourtime

Fedamore to Lough Gur on foot A quiet road walk from the village south to the lough. Pass old farm gates and limestone walls. The visitor centre is the stop.

2 km returndistance

30 mintime

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When to go.

There is no bad time. There are different times.

Spring

Mar–May

The paths are drying out, wildflowers on the hillsides, and the lough is full from winter rain. Early May is best.

◉ Go

Summer

Jun–Aug

Long evenings let you do the lough loop and still have daylight for a drive or a walk further afield. The water is warm.

◉ Go

Autumn

Sep–Oct

The locals' season. The lough path is yours. Bracken colours the hillsides. The weather is clear and the light is long.

◉ Go

Winter

Nov–Feb

The lough path can flood. Boots essential. The roads are fine. The light is short.

◐ Mind yourself

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What to skip.

Honestly? Don't bother.

If a local was sitting beside you, this is the bit where they'd lean in.

Treating Fedamore as the destination

The reason to come to this corner of Limerick is Lough Gur. Fedamore is the quiet village nearby. Plan around the lough, pass through the village.

The Lough Gur path in wet winter

The shoreline path floods between November and March. Boots and dry conditions required. Check before you go.

Arriving without transport

No bus service reaches Fedamore or Lough Gur directly. A car is essential. There is no way around this.

Getting there.

By car

From Limerick city, take the N20 south toward Cork. After Hospital (25 minutes), turn east toward Bruff. Fedamore is the minor road junction before you reach the Lough Gur visitor centre (another 5 minutes). Total: 40–45 minutes from Limerick. Lough Gur museum car park is the real destination — Fedamore is the village nearby.

By bus

No direct bus service to Fedamore. Bus Éireann 314 and 315 run Limerick–Cork via Hospital and Bruff. From there, you'll need a taxi or car to reach the village.