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On the search for Michael Patterson
We have had a request to find the family of Michael Patterson the the rightful owner of this medal found about 1988 in Annacotty: About 25 years ago as a 10 year old I found a WW1 medal under water in the salmon weir, river, annacotty. I just saw it shining under water and reached [...]
Guest Post: Limerick International Brigades Memorial Trust
The Limerick International Brigades Memorial Trust is made up of a number of people of different backgrounds and interests. We are a cross-section of people drawn from the business, trades, academic and political worlds. The Memorial Trust was established for the express purpose of remembering and honouring the memory of the five Limerick men who [...]
The Abbey Fishermen Gathering
In September 2012 The Gathering held a public meeting in Adare. At this meeting I suggested to hold an Abbey Fishermen Gathering, and little did I realise at the time that at the very next public meeting in Limerick City, Brenda Cosgrove and Ger Hayes would also hit on the same idea. By November, the [...]
Riverfest 2013, Videos
Riverfest festival Limerick took place on the May Bank Holiday weekend 2013 once again saw Limerick inundated. The Riverfest festival is fast becoming a highlight on the Limerick City Calender. During this years festivities there were soapbox races, barmen races, boat races, free tours as well as plenty of food to taste. The Great Limerick [...]
Guest Post: Limerick to Australia Orphans
Debra Vaughan is on the hunt for the birth families of Limerick orphans sent to Australia in the height of the Great Famine. At the seaport of Williamstown, there is a memorial honouring the Great Famine & the Melbourne contingent of over 4000 Famine Orphans who came to Australia between 1848 – 1850. Meeting since [...]
Pump Lane Graveyard – Society of Friends – Part 2
Pump Lane Graveyard – Society of Friends (Quakers) 1823 – 1833 The 1812-1822 burials The following are extracts from the burial records for the Limerick Society of Friends, covering those buried in Pump Lane Graveyard which was once situated at the end of Pump Lane in English Town. You can read the original registers for [...]
Plassey Fishing 1949
Fishing in Plassey in 1949 In 1949 agroup of men went fishing in Plassey, this would not have been an unusual occurrence except for the camera that came with them. This camera gives us a rare glimpse into the past, and allows us to see the Plassey area over 60 years ago. The Plassey area [...]
5 Ways Limerick Changed the World.
The following are only five was in which Limerick herself or her people have influenced and changed the way we live today. We could have also included others who were associated with Limerick such as John P. Holland (1840-1914) the inventor of the submarine joined the Christian Brothers in Limerick in his youth and the [...]
Guest Post: 1969 Only Yesterday
Sean Shinners originally from Kileely, living in Grand Rapids Michigan USA for the past 20 years, regales us with tales of his youth working in Limerick City and some of the characters he knew and the shops he would pass in 1969 while working in Saxone’s Shoe Shop on O’Connell Street/William Street. 1969 Only [...]
