interpretative centre limerick

Croom Mills which is privately owned and managed, is home to an award winning Heritage Centre and fully licensed restaurants, as well as extensive craft and furniture shops, all overlooking the River Maigue. The award winning Visitor Centre, tells the story of grain milling in Ireland, with a 19 minute audio visual presentation and one floor of exhibits. Its shops are stocked with the best of Irish crafts and designs, and unusual gifts from around the world....

Our journey begins around 3000 BC at Lough Gur. In the visitor centre we tell the story which sets the scene for the adventure which awaits the visitor around the lake shore and surrounding area. The pre-Celtic settlers of Ireland farmed and lived in this peaceful valley, protected from aggression and the elements from the surrounding hills.

The archaeology of the area provides evidence for the activities of the first farmers in the region, their dwellings, rituals and burial sites as we...