Limerick’s Past
The Limerick’s Life website was created in an effort to record the local history of Limerick City. The vast and spectacular history of Limerick City, Ireland has, in many cases, been forgotten or overlooked even though such major events as the Signing of the Treaty and the Siege of Limerick occurred upon this soil.
Whether you’re a Limerick City citizen, visitor, tourist or enthusiast you may have at one point or another wondered about the lives of the common men and women who lived and died in Limerick. What are the legacies of the fisherman, butchers, factory workers, builders, housewives, children, students and miscreants?
You may have wondered about the history of the old buildings, churches, graveyards, cathedrals and streets you have heard of, walked past, tread upon or dreamt about on a daily basis. What are the stories of these places; who built them, owned them, maintained them? Have you ever questioned how any of these may have changed over the centuries?
Throughout the pages of the Limerick’s Life website you will find stories, letters, articles, photographs and maps that are being utilised in an attempt to share some of many historical gems hidden in Limerick City, which will hopefully bring you closer to some of the forgotten lives and present a unique perspective of the history of this great city.
Read, Tell, And Remember.
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