Three Days on the Shannon: From Limerick to Lough Key 1852
The following is an extract from the 1852 publication Three days on the Shannon: from Limerick to...
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Category: Limerick Places
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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Videos of St Munchin’s College in the 1960s
The following videos owned by Liam O’Sullivan show snapshots of life as a student in St...
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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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Last Service at St George’s Church, 1836
The first new church built on the grid of the Newtownpery was St George’s Church. The church...
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The great gunpowder explosion of 1837
On January 3, 1837, a gunpowder rocked the city centre to its core. In total twenty people lost...
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The first 100 years of Quinlan Street.
Quinlan Street, located between the Crescent and O’Connell Avenue, is one of the shortest streets...
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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...
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Weird and Wonderful Tales of Thomas Street
Thomas Street is in the heart of the Newtown Pery development of Edmund Sexton Pery (1719-1806)...
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An unplanned bull run in Edward Street in 1918
For centuries farm animal were a common sight on the streets of Limerick. Whether it was pigs on...
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King’s Island from Above
This stunning picture which was taken for us by Donal Stundon, shows King’s Island in its...
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7 Stunning Scenes from the Sky in Limerick City
The following seven stunning pictures showing Limerick City from the sky all come courtesy of and...
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