Limerick as viewed by Robert John Buckley in 1893
The following extract comes from Ireland as “It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule....
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Category: History
Alice Moran, the last woman burned at the stake in Ireland?
Having come across this newspaper report from The Freemans Journal, 20 January 1923, several years...
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The Battle For Limerick City and The Battle For Kilmallock, Re-released
As the Decade of Centenaries draws to a close, Mercier Press have re-released two of its popular...
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William Nelson, Family Grocer, 61 William Street
William Nelson, a native of County Down, born c.1830, the son of Robert Nelson, a merchant. He...
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The beautiful Girls of the Model School in 1911
This picture appeared in the book Modhscoil Luimnigh 1855-1986, a history of the Model School,...
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1786 – Limerick, a year in review
This article will give a year in review of life in Limerick in 1786. Touching on births, wedding,...
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100 Women of Limerick by Sharon Slater
100 Women of Limerick by Sharon Slater was launched in Ormston House, Patrick Street, Limerick on...
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Street Names U – Union Cross
Listed below are the most likely reasons behind each street name in the city, though some of the...
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Boisterous Weather in 1921
Due to the location of Limerick, on the banks of a large tidal river in the west of Ireland, it is...
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100 Women of Limerick – Pre-Order
Ormston House and Sharon Slater are collaborating on 100 Women of Limerick, a book to recover,...
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The Forgotten Vice-Commandant by Pat McSweeney
The Forgotten Vice-Commandant. A Grandson’s Account of Johnny Mc Sweeney, Vice-Commandant of the...
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Workers who died during the construction of the Shannon Scheme
The Shannon Scheme was the construction of the Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Plant in the mid to late...
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