Patrickswell Patrickswell ( Tobar Phádraig in Irish ) 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 the main street whose inhabitants mainly commute to the city . As a dormitory town with only one major street , Patrickswell retains the appearance of a village , despite its population of over 3000 . The town is located near to the N20 / N21 road , which until 2001 , ran through the town centre . A railway line to Adare and Foynes passes near the town to the south , although Patrickswell station is long closed . The station was at one time Patrickswell Junction , with direct Limerick–Cork trains diverging here from the route of trains bound for Foynes , Newcastle West and Tralee . Freight trains from Limerick to/from Foynes ran until 1999 , and technically the line is still open . As of 2004 the last movement was a weedspray train in 2002 . Passenger trains ceased in 1963 and the Cork direct line was closed soon after , then in the mid 1970s the Balingrane–Tralee ( North Kerry ) line closed ( see Irish railway history ) . See also List of towns in the Republic of Ireland External link Patrickswell website ( Suspended as of 21 October 2006 )  This Ireland geographical article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Coordinates : 52°36′N 8°43′W Categories : Ireland geography stubs | Towns in Limerick In other languages : Svenska 52 36 N 8 43 W region : IE_type : city 