Curraghchase Forest Park | |
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Location | Kilcornan, Limerick, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°35′40″N 8°52′15″W / 52.59444°N 8.87083°W |
Area | 774 acres (3 km2) |
Governing body | Coillte |
Curraghchase is a 774-acre (3 km2) forest park located in County Limerick. It is 20 km from the city of Limerick, between the towns of Adare and Askeaton. The land was the Hunt/de Vere family estate for 300 years (1657–1957), including the period of the de Vere baronets, also serving as the home of renowned poet and critic Aubrey Thomas De Vere.[1][2]