Workers who died during the construction of the Shannon Scheme
The following is a list of those who died, during the Shannon Scheme. The Shannon Scheme was the...
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Category: History
On This Day – September – In Limerick History
1 September – The poet Siegfried Sassoon died on this day, 1 Sept 1967. In 1917, he was posted to...
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Harrison Lee – Iron Foundry
Harrison Lee foundary produced thousands of pieces of iron work still seen throughout Limerick today.
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Samuel Carter Hall 1882 View of Limerick
Samuel Carter Hall in 1882 published Ireland, The South. The following is his description of Limerick
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1982 Senior Cup Winners – St Munchin’s
1982 Senior Cup winners St Munchin’s College, with trophies BR Sean Conneely RIP, Richard...
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Class of 1983 from St Munchin’s College
The official school photograph (with names) from the Class of 1983 of St Munchin’s College
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Women of Limerick App
The 6 January, the feast of the Epiphany, is culturally known in Ireland as Nollaig na mBan or...
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On This Day – January – In Limerick History
The following are a collection of events that are connected to the history of Limerick or people...
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Hilarious Theft of a Horse in 1856
The following article appeared in the Limerick Reporter 12 December 1856. It tells of a case of...
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Great Southern and Western Railway from Limerick to Cork 1850
The following article was posted in the Irish Examiner, Monday, August 12, 1850 about a Great...
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1862 Weddings Announcements in Ireland
1862 was two years before civil registrations became compulsory for all in Ireland on 1 January...
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A Letter from a Limerick Emigrant in Wisconsin 1851
Many Limerick residents relocated to Wisconsin in the years following the famine. The following is...
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