Category: Limerick Places

Romance in the Gentry – Lord Stavordale and the Limerick Girl

by Sharon Slater | May 28, 2017 | Limerick Places, People & Genealogy | 0

Henry Fox-Strangways, Lord Stavordale (1747-1802) the heir of the first Earl of Ilchester’s...

Tales of Thomas Street

by Sharon Slater | Feb 27, 2017 | Limerick Places | 0

Thomas Street is in the heart of the Newtown Pery development of Edmund Sexton Pery (1719-1806)...

King’s Island from Above

by Sharon Slater | Feb 17, 2017 | Limerick Places | 0

This stunning picture which was taken for us by Donal Stundon, shows King’s Island in its...

7 Stunning Scenes from the Sky in Limerick City

by Sharon Slater | Jan 25, 2017 | Limerick Places | 0

The following seven stunning pictures showing Limerick City from the sky all come courtesy of and...

Bruree Co. Limerick, the home of Eamon De Valera

by Sharon Slater | Aug 16, 2016 | Limerick Places | 0

In the 1980s the OPW restored the humble cottage on the outskirts of the village of Bruree in...

Historic Stone Street Signs of the City

by Sharon Slater | May 23, 2016 | History, Limerick Places, Streets | 0

As Limerick expanded into the Newtownpery area of the the city in the late eighteenth and early...

80 Years of the Savoy Name in Limerick

by Sharon Slater | Dec 15, 2015 | Limerick Places | 0

On the 19 December 2015 the Savoy Hotel celebrates 80 years of the Savoy name in Limerick. On the...

Colourised Edwardian Street Scenes

by Sharon Slater | Dec 14, 2015 | History, Limerick Places | 0

Before coloured photographs became accessible to all images were often colourised to make them...

Mungret College, 1882 – 1974, History and Photograph Book

by Sharon Slater | Sep 1, 2015 | Limerick Places | 0

Mungret College was situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Limerick city centre it was an all male...

1648 Lintel as Flowerbed in People’s Park

by Sharon Slater | Aug 21, 2015 | Limerick Places | 0

In 1648 this lintel according to Eithne Deloughry O’Byrne was carved for the first Jesuit Church...

1898 Proposed Limerick Street Names Changes

by Sharon Slater | Aug 6, 2015 | Limerick Places | 0

In 1898 Limerick Corporation was considered a Nationalist Corporation and so it was no surprise...

Sweeping Brush Factory Fire, 1847

by Sharon Slater | Jun 24, 2015 | Limerick Places | 0

The following report comes via the Sydney Chronicle – 4 September 1847 CALAMITOUS FIRE....

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