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Patrickswell ( Irish: Tobar Phádraig) is a small town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town is located only 10 km from Limerick city, and as a result relies on the city and its suburbs for secondary schools, shops, banks and other facilities. Nevertheless, the town has a main street, with shops, garages, ATMs and a post office. There are several housing estates off from the main street, with population of a few thousand, whose inhabitants mainly commute to the city. Due to only having one major street, and Patrickswell's dormitary town nature, it is more a village in appearance, despite its population.The town is located next to the N20 / N21 road, which until 2001, ran through the town. A railway line to Adare and Foynes runs next to the town, though Patrickswell station is long closed. The station was at one stage Patrickswell Junction, with direct Limerick–Cork trains parting from trains bound for Foynes or North Kerry and Tralee. Passenger trains first ceased on the Cork direct line, then in the 1970s the North Kerry line closed (see Irish railway historyThe history of rail transport in Ireland began only a decade later than that of Great Britain. By its peak in 1920, Ireland as a whole had 3,400 route miles of railway. The current status is less than half that amount, with a large unserviced area around). Freight trains to Foynes ran until 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, and technically that branch is still open. As of 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co the last movement was a weedspray train in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of IrelandThis is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including some larger "villages", as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. Cities are shown in bold see Cities in Ireland for an independent list. A Abbeyfeale, Abbeyleix,
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