The Tee-Totalling Temperance Movement in 1840s Limerick
In 1840 tea-totalling or temperance was high on the agenda in Irish society as new groups began to form to promote the abstaining way of life. Father Theobald Mathew, after whom Mathew Bridge was named during his life time was the tee-totalling reformer of the period....
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22 People Sentenced To Transportation
The Meath & Louth Advertiser 24 March 1835 had the following simple article: Limerick City Twenty-two persons, seventeen men and five women, are sentenced to transportation. After the termination of the assizes there are still one hundred and seventy-eight in...
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Romance in the Gentry – Lord Stavordale and the Limerick Girl
Henry Fox-Strangways, Lord Stavordale (1747-1802) the heir of the first Earl of Ilchester's arrived in Limerick as a young solider. While in the city he attended a hunt ball, at this ball Miss Mary Theresa O'Grady made her debut in Society. Lord Stavordale at once...
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City Police Court July 1893
The following are a series of the cases heard in the Limerick City Police Court in July 1893. City Police Court before J.B. Irwin, R.M., Dr O'Shaughnessy, the Mayor, W. J. O'Donnell, J Guinane and J O'Mara. Two young lads named Fitzgerald and McCarthy were charged by...
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The Torch – The St Munchin’s College School Magazine 1980s
The following are issues of the St Munchin's College school magazine from 1980 to 1983 (with thanks to John Upton) and from 1986 to 1988 (St Munchin's College). The Torch #3 - 1980 - View The Torch #4 - 1981 - View The Torch #5 - 1982 - View The Torch #6 - 1983 - View...
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The Outcast Irish Girl poem from 1898
The following poem was published in the Freeman's Journal in 1898 and was signed 'Galtee More'. The Outcast Irish Girl Mirth was in old Limerick City on a mellow summer even, Sounds of laughter and of music float along the twilight air ; Down the fragrant moonlight...
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Step-by-Step Guide to Tracing your Limerick Family History
Most people set out on tracing their family history full of enthusiasm only to be hit by brick walls along the way. In this post we will share some useful tips about how to trace your Limerick City ancestors and what resources are available online. Luckily for those starting out in genealogy today there are a lot more resources available at the finger tips, though there is a certain loss of enjoyment from missing out on the dusty books and reels of micro-fiche which were the norm up until very recently.
