Mountcollins

The village skyline is dominated by a large Roman Catholic church with an 80-foot steeple which can be plainly seen from both bordering County Cork and County Kerry When entering the village from either end there are very narrow bridges which only one car can cross over at a time.

During the famine in Mountcollins, a number of new roads were laid as part of the relief works that began nationwide in an effort to alleviate the immense poverty that existed at the time.

Fr Collins first said mass in a building on a hill called 'the Mount', which is the site of the present day church.

[citation needed] The Ó Coileáin ruled Southwest Limerick from the fourth to the thirteenth century.

[citation needed] Agriculture is the main source of income for most locals with the majority of the remainder commuting to neighbouring Abbeyfeale and Limerick for more commercial and industrial employment.