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New Limerick’s Life Podcast

Posted on March 18, 2025March 24, 2025 by Sharon Slater

If you love history, have a curious mind, or just enjoy a good story with a dash of humour, you will enjoy the new Limerick’s Life Podcast. I’ve spent years digging up the wild, wonderful, and sometimes downright weird history of Limerick—now, I get to share it with you. And I won’t be doing it…

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Garryowen – John Creedon’s Atlas

Posted on June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 by Sharon Slater

In March 2021, Garryowen was featured on John Creedon’s Atlas on RTE. The clip is available on YouTube

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Making the Most of – The 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland

Posted on February 13, 2019December 25, 2022 by Sharon Slater

Tracing your Irish family history can be a daunting task. The following video contains tips and trick on how to make the most of the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. Although the regular census for Ireland began in 1821, a series of events which involved both voluntary and accidental destruction mean that only fragments…

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John O’Regan talk on The Abbey Fishermen – Video

Posted on February 11, 2019March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

John O’Regan gave a very insightful talk on the Abbey Fishermen at the St Mary’s Aid Centre, Limerick on February 1, 2019. The talk included questions and information from descendants of the Abbey Fishermen and those who lived in the Abbey area. It was filmed by Pat Howard who has filmed a number talks and histories of…

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Wedding of Constance Smith and Bryan Forbes

Posted on October 30, 2018March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

On 1 February 1951, Limerick born actress Constance Smith married Bryan Forbes, an English film director, actor  and writer. Constance had known Forbes for three years. Forbes was best known for directing the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind and the 1975 film The Stepford Wives. He won a BAFTA award, and was nominated for an Oscar for his 1960 screenplay, The…

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The opening of St Munchin’s College, Corbally in 1963.

Posted on October 10, 2018October 22, 2019 by Sharon Slater

The following audio possibly accompanied a video reel of the official opening of St Munchin’s College, Corbally, Limerick on August 28, 1963. Recorded by Fr. Denis Browne, Digitised by Mike Mulcahy for John Upton. The foundation stone for the building was laid in April 1960 and on completion it had room for 350 pupils. The college…

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The Opening of Effin Hall 1958

Posted on September 18, 2018March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

The following audio from the opening of Effin Hall on March 23, 1958 come from the  Fr. Browne collection. Digitised by Michael Mulcahy for the collection holder John Upton. This 55 minute long recording captures long lost voices of a county Limerick community. The Limerick Leader of Saturday April 12, 1958 reported on the opening of…

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Limerick – My Kind of Town a video by Pat Howard

Posted on August 4, 2017March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

The following video Limerick – My Kind of Town was filmed and edited by Pat Howard. In this hour long video Pat delves into many various aspects of life in Limerick. He traces the history of the city through its physical structure and through arts, theatre, music, sports and religion. Pat Howard shows a steam train…

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Limerick Museum on Henry Street – Video by Pat Howard

Posted on July 14, 2017March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

Limerick Museum opened in it’s new home in the Franciscan Friary on Henry Street in May of 2017. The  Limerick Museum is opened weekdays from 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. It has free admission and is accessible by all. The Limerick Museum holds in storage the largest local authority collection in the country. The display in Henry…

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Our City Our Stories – Graveyard Tales – Prince Milo of Montenegro

Posted on September 4, 2016November 13, 2024 by Sharon Slater

The story of Prince Milo was revealed in the ‪#OurCityOurStories‬. The Our City our Stories is a video campaign by the Office of Communications/Marketing in Limerick City & County Council. It celebrates Limerick City Centre’s mix of characters and stories! The Graveyard Tales is told by Sharon Slater. You can check out Limerick.ie Facebook page…

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Ted Kennedy In Ireland (1964)

Posted on November 16, 2015July 7, 2021 by Sharon Slater

On 30 May 1964, Senator Ted Kennedy, the brother of US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy visited Limerick at the invitation of Mayor Frances Condell. This was a year after the visit of JFK to the city and months after tragedy struck the Kennedy family on 22 November 1963, with the assassination of JFK in Dallas,…

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Eamon De Valera in Limerick in 1941

Posted on November 30, 2014March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

In 1941, Eamon De Valera, the then Taoiseach of Ireland a position he held from 29 December 1937 to 18 February 1948 paid a visit to Limerick. This visited was filmed by the British Pathe and would have been played in cinemas throughout Ireland and England. It shows a parade which included armed personnel and…

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A Video showing Limerick Hurling Teams throughout History

Posted on November 22, 2014March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

Limerick county has a long hurling tradition, with names such as Mick Mackey, going down in hurling history and is still used to inspire the sport today. Mick Mackey was born in Castleconnell, Co. Limerick on 12 July 1912. When he was seventeen he joined the Limerick Minor team. He joined the Senior team in…

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A Homage to Cannock’s Clock

Posted on September 14, 2014March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

The below video of the history of Cannock’s Clock was created for the Elemental Arts and Culture Festival and it was viewable at the No. 1 Pery Square Hotel between 10am and 4pm each day over the course of the weekend. The video contained a brief history of Cannock’s Clock overlaid with historic images of…

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Limerick Giant walks the bridges – Royal de Luxe

Posted on September 7, 2014March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

Over the course of three days in September Limerick was transformed into Lilliput with the arrival of the Limerick Giant, affectionately known as “Granny”. We followed her around the city on all three days and gave blow by blow information on her whereabouts on twitter afterwards we were told by a number of people that…

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