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Photographs from St. Patricks National Schools 1920s-1950s
The original school was situated in the back of St. Patrick’s Church...
Names of those Killed or Injured in July 1922, Irish Civil War
Between the 11th and 22nd of July 1922 Civil War tore through the streets of...
10 Free Books on the History of Limerick Available to Download or Read Online.
The following books on aspects of Limerick history are available free to...
The Franciscans – Roman Catholic
The Franciscan Church on Lower Henry Street the foundation stone of the...
The Jesuits Church – Roman Catholic
The Jesuits Church or Sacred Heart Church located in the Crescent at the top...
Trinity Church, Episcopal
Trinity Church which is integrated into the streetscape of Catherine Street...
Military Cemetery, King’s Island
During the Open House October 2014 we had access to the Military Cemetery...
CWGC Graves in Military Cemetery, King’s Island
CWGC (Common Wealth Grave Commission) – Erected uniform tablet...
Name List of the James Ship, 1834
In early 1834 before the James and the Astrea (who also was wrecked in 1834,...
Michael Fitzpatrick versus Ellen French, a native of Limerick, in Australia
The following Guest post comes all the way from Australia, where John &...
Young Reggie and the Telephone at Whelan’s Chemist
In this Guest Post Reg Morrow tell us of his time working in Whelan’s...
For Limerick’s Glory, Liam O’Brien
In this Guest Post Liam O’Brien regales us his wonderful poem on based...
Tales from Michael Hogan
The Drunken Thady This tale by the “Bard of Thomond” Michael Hogan...
Boat Pulling Race on the Shannon in 1864
Limerick Reporter 06 September 1864 On a windy and rainy Sunday in early...
The Night of the Big Winds, the Ship Madras and a Letter in a Bottle
The Night of the Big Wind was a hurricane which swept without warning across...
Stephen Gwynn describes Limerick in 1914
Stephen Gwynn was born Dublin on the 13 February 1864 the eldest child of...
Two Mayors and a Wager
Troublemaking under the guise of someone else is not a new phenomenon, as we...
The Astrea Shipwreck Letter
The following letter is from one of the three survivors of the Astrea...
Construction of Shannon Bridge in 1986 and 1987
These images of the construction of Shannon Bridge were kindly donated to...
The Model School Students 1933
The work began on the Model School in Limerick in 1853, and the official...
People’s Park Colourised
Below is an image from about 1900 of the People’s Park, from the...
Crew of Apollo 13 visits Limerick, October 1970
Apollo 13 launched on the 11 April 1970 at 19:13 GMT with flight crew James...
Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau in Limerick,1828
Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau was born Count Pückler,...
The Escape of Ellen Browne 1845
Ellen Browne was born in 1824 to and according to her testimony her mother...
Who was Matthew Thornton? Signatory of the Declaration of Independence
It is repeatedly noted in secondary sources that Matthew Thornton was born...
Who was Margaretta Eagar? The Governess of the last Russian Royal Family
A Limerick woman Margaretta Eagar was the governess to the daughters of the...
Who Was The Very Generous Lady Banks?
Mrs. Anne Banks, was born about 1718, she was married to Louth man Samuel...
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Quarries, Limerick’s Hidden Killers
Following on from the previous blog on the Hanrahan Field Tragedies, where we mentioned one of the quarries tragedies of the Hanrahan Field, this blog will explore some of the other fatalities in...
15 Never Seen Before Photographs of Limerick from the 1900s
Glasgow born John Riddell worked as a Brewer and Distiller in the Thomondgate Distilleries. His wife Elizabeth, who he married about 1876, was also Scottish. The eldest of his four children...
Limerick Cinemas, from the Flea-Pit to the Theatre
The first Cinematography moving pictures were shown Limerick in May 1897 in the Theatre Royal. Up until the 1970s Limerick cinemas were a very important form of entertainment and as such there were...
Abbey Fishermen Who Netted the Shannon for Hundreds of Years.
The Abbey Fishermen were so called as almost all of the fisher families lived in the St. Francis Abbey area of Limerick city. This area was once inhabited by Franciscan monks and relics of their...
Sharon Slater’s Little Book of Limerick
