On this Day – October – In Limerick History
The following are a collection of events that are connected to the history of Limerick or people...
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Category: History
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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Very Rare Photograph of the Photographer from C.1901
While going through my collection of Limerick photographs, I started looking at a photograph of a...
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Eamon De Valera unveiling The Daly plaque 1966
This never been seen before video clip of Eamon De Valera unveiling a plaque in honour of John and...
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An 1883 Wonderfully Detailed Description of Limerick
The following description of Limerick by Thomas W. Silloway and Lee L. Powers was first published...
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A letter to the Ulster Times from Limerick in 1836
The following extract was published first in the Ulster Times in 1836 and a year later in a bound...
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Princess Penelope of Capua and her Amazing Marriage
Princess Penelope was born Penelope Smyth, she gained her royal title through her marriage to...
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1809 visit of the Lord Lieutenant and other tales of 19th century Limerick
The role of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland established in 1690 and was abolished in 1922. He was...
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Henry Strafford Ferrar, the great grandson of John Ferrar
For over a century, the births, deaths and marriages of the descendants of John Ferrar, the...
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