Mountcollins

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Mountcollins (Chnoc Uí Choíleáin in Irish) is a village in the extreme south of County Limerick, Ireland, barely 10 metres from the border with County Kerry. The River Feale runs straight through it. Mountcollins has two pubs. The local post office closed a few years ago. The village skyline is dominated by a large Roman Catholic church with an 80 foot steeple which can be plainly seen from both bordering counties of Cork and Kerry When entering the village from either end there are very narrow bridges which usually only one car can cross over at a time.

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. The local national school has turned out a huge number of university graduates who invariably migrate to urban centres and so the demographic of the area is aged. However with economic boom throughout Ireland in recent years this is slowly changing due to immigration and a local building boom.

It's local Gaelic football teams are among the most successful in their divisions in recent years and new state-of-the-art facilities are currently being developed to continue the successes.