Limerick city Ireland.

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This is about my city and it's History I would like people to know about Limerick and come to it when they can.

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The first evidence of settlement in Limerick is found on Kings Island, and dates back to the Vikings of the 9th century. It was the only river crossing then, and served as a base for raiding local monasteries and Celtic settlements. The English took over the town of Limerick in the late 12th Century, and in 1197 granted a charter declaring Limerick a city. King John, who visited in 1210, ordered that a castle and a bridge (Thomond Bridge) be constructed. Residents of the island city turned to trade but were hampered by access imposed by the tidal river. Exports of agricultural produce eventually brought prosperity to the city in the 15th century. Irishtown thrived on this trade, and Irish traders established strong links with the merchands of Englishtown. When the faction fighting of the surrounding districts threatened to interrupt trade, the city walls were extended to include Irishtown.

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Limerick city is the capital of the Shannon Region and the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland. Its City Charter was granted in 1197. 1691 saw the capture of the city and the signing of the Treaty of Limerick. Its colourful and fascinating history is evident everywhere and proudly maintained. Although small enough to offer a sense of intimacy, Limerick, with its university, museums, citadel and cathedral is undoubtedly a cosmopolitan metropolis.

Tangible remains of the past inhabitants go back 800 years to the building of King John's Castle. Nearby is the medieval St. Mary's Cathedral, and preserved on the opposite bank of the river is the Treaty Stone. Limerick boasts a fine crescent of splendid Georgian town houses built in the late 18th century. The Hunt Museum contains a unique collection of archaeological material and works of art, which were assembled by John Hunt, and housed in the renovated Custom House. And, of course, a city that contains all this also provides a generous selection of the best shops, restaurants, hotels, pubs and sporting activities.

Limerick The City I Loved So Well

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Love the shot of the helicopter over Todd’s after the fire. The man in it was the late Councillor Paddy Sheehy from Ballysteen, who lived in Cloncagh for the latter part of his long and interesting life. Paddy was the demolition contractor. He often told me about the helicopter flight. Cromer’s jewellers were next door to Todd’s, and they were agents for Rolex watches which were a big deal then, as now. Cromer’s asked Paddy to take a Rolex up in the helicopter and drop it from a great height to test its durability, as a promotioonal stunt. This he duly did, and the watch was retrieved and was still ticking, to the great amazement of the assembled multitudes.The Todd’s fire was one of the biggest fires in the Country around that period, and fire brigades from all over munster were sent for to try to help extinguish it. Limerick County Council sold an old Commer petrol-engined fire appliance from Foynes fire station yard only in the past five or six years, it went for scrap value at about fifty euros. That Commer was the last still-working fire engine left that had been at the Todd’s fire.

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Todd’s after the fire

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O'Connell Street is from a much later era, maybe 1950's.The building on the left with the bus outside it is Todds.

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O'Connell Street is from a much later era, maybe 1950's.The building on the left with the bus outside it is Todds

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George Street is from the ofCruises Hotel clearly shown on the left with a glimse of the old Cannocks .

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Cruises Hotel

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Peoples Park - Limerick.

Limerick in August 1906.

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The Monument in the picture is "The Spring Rice Memorial" in the Peoples Park, Pery Square, Limerick. Limerick in August 1906.

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The Stella

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George Hotel, I must have been really young but i remember that shop Leverette and Frye ! It had the most amazing smells, It was a Jewish Deli im fairly sure, All kinds of interesting things hanging from the ceiling and Grapes in big Barrels full of cork.

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Band Parade passing Cruises Hotel O'Connell St. 1960/70s (Cruises Hotel long since demolished

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Thomas Street to Day.

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Henry Street.

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O Connell Street. In 2006

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View of Georges Street ?

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Sarsfield St, Roches Stores and Cannocks in 1930- @ 80

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General view of Willham Street in 1950

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Little Catherine Street/09

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Glentworth Street and the White House pub /09

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A Thing of The Passed Mulgrave St.

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Baker Place To Day 2012

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Limerick City(1960s to 1998Peery Square, Limerick

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Broad St. Limerick

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Delivering Blocks, John St. Limerick

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The market/09 in Limerick

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Locke Quay/09 in Limerick

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An old House on Edward St, Limerick

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Macs Shop, Thomondgate and the Dog, Limerick

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The Abbey River/09

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The Crescent/09

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Perry Square Limerick in the 1900

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Limerick in the 1960's.Old houses near St Mary's Cathedral, McGuire Mills at right and old toilets. Mercedes Dealer at

right. Old Gearys Factory in former jail building to the left. Lots of history here. 

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Old Jail and court House in Limerick

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View of the old Ennis Road

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The Old Docks in Limerick

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Limerick City's most famous monument, the Treaty Stone, gets its name from the tradition that The Treaty of Limerick was signed on the stone itself. The Stone is decorated with the image of the castle opposite surmounted by a dome and cross, showing that Limerick was a cathedral city.

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Sarsfield Bridge,

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The Big Freeze 1963 in Limerick

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General view of the city over the River Shannon

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A Cross The River

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

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ABOVE: A view from Sarsfield Bridge of the New Limerick. Riverpoint House and the Clarion Hotel have come to symbolise our economic growth and success.

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

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Also from 1963 taken by a Limerick Leader photographer

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The Annual Happy Dog Sunday in the People’s Park in Limerick City is where I decided to go today, in my pocket my radio and it‘s earphones to keep in touch with Munster’s vital European Semi Final with Saracens in Coventry. It was raining as one would say “Cats and Dogs” a day more reminiscent from all those rain scenes in Angela's Ashes the movie. It did not deter those dog lovers though and the supporters of the organisation. Limerick Animal Welfare deserve all the support they can get , Since it’s establishment in 1983 Limerick Animal Welfare has helped thousands of neglected animals and is a voluntary organization .It is currently involved in a sanctuary for animals in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick .

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Cathedral/Church converted to a dance studio, Limerick City...

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Saint Saviour's Church, Limerick City is operated by the Dominican Order.

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King John's Castle at Night

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Limerick City Gallery of Art celebrates Sixty Year Anniversary since the inital 'Limerick City Gallery' was opened as a purpose built extension to 'Carnegie Free Library and Museum' in 1948. The gallery extended into the full building in 1985 with major internal renovations and extended further in 1999 with the white cube South Gallery, becoming Limerick City Gallery of Art.

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View of Shannon Rowing Club over the River Shannon

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Curraghgower Falls

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View of The Old Crescent

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The Red Tech

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Leamy Art School & GalleryLeamy House, Hartstonge Street,Limerick,

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View of St Apphonsus Church and surrounding buildings

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Limerick City Hall

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View of Carnegie Library and surrounding buildings

Located in Pery Square, the gallery features a permanent collection of 18th, 19th and 20th century Irish art belonging to some of the much acclaimed artists of the past, including Jack Yeats and Sean Keating. Throughout the year, the gallery plays host to between 30 and 40 temporary exhibitions of paintings, patchwork, architecture and sculpture.

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HistoryKing John's Castle sits on the southern bank of the River Shannon. Alongside is Thomond Bridge.Luimneach originally referred to the general area along the banks of the Shannon Estuary, which was known as Loch Luimnigh. The earliest settlement in the city Inis Sibhtonn was the original name in the annals for King's Island during the pre-Viking and Viking eras. This island was also called Inis an Ghaill Duibh. The city itself dates from at least the Viking settlement in 812. The Normans redesigned the city in the 12th century and added much of the most notable architecture, such as King John's Castle and St Mary's Cathedral. During the civil wars of the 17th century, the city played a pivotal role, besieged by Oliver Cromwell in 1651 and twice by the Williamites in the 1690s. Limerick grew rich through trade in the late 18th century, but the Act of Union in 1800, and the famine caused a crippling economic decline. The Celtic Tiger economy in the 1990's brought prosperity to Limerick. The Waterford and Limerick Railway linked the city to the Dublin-Cork main line in 1848 and to Waterford in 1853. The opening of a number of secondary railways in the 1850s and 1860s developed Limerick as a regional centre of communications. Book a B&B in Limerick online for the best rates and availability!

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Georgian Society and Limerick City

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Old Ranks Mills on the Dock Road

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The Hunt Museum exhibits one of Ireland's greatest private collections of arts and antiquities. Donated to the people of Ireland by John and Gertrude Hunt, their generosity ranks highly in the nations history. Housed in the elegant 18th century Custom House, the Hunt Collection reflects not only the celtic past but also includes important pieces such as the Leonardo da Vinci horse, the Mary Queen of Scots cross and one of the original "30 pieces of silver". Paintings in the collection include works by Renoir, Picasso, Gauguin, O'Conor, and Yeats.

The Custom House was designed by the Italian architech Daviso de Arcort (Davis Ducart) and completed in 1769. Its character is strongly Palladian, and the fluted pilasters, panelled piers on the wings and the architaves of the upper windows breaking upwards over the openings are all distinctive of de Arcort’s work. The building recently underwent renovation and now houses the Hunt Museum.

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The Cathedral of St Mary Blessed Virgin has had a long and eventful history. It was founded in 1168 on the site of a palace donated by Domhnall Mór Ó Briain King of Munster. Experts believe that parts of the palace are incorporated into the present structure of the Cathedral. The Cathedral has seen many changes as the city expanded around it and it remains today the oldest and most historic building in Limerick.

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Tait's Clock

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View of Old Landsdown Road

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The Hunt Museum is home to one of Ireland's greatest private collections of art and antiquities. Generously donated to the 'people of Ireland' by John and Gertrude Hunt who collected the objects from the four corners of the world. The Collection reflects our Celtic past as well as masterworks by Da Vinci, Yeats and Renoir.

The elegant 18th century Custom House provides an ideal setting for an enjoyable visit, the riverside restaurant looks out over the Curragour Falls and the museum's gift shop showcases a wide range of local and international crafts and gifts.

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King John's Castle was built between 1200 and 1210 and was repaired and extended many times in the following centuries. The visitor centre at the castle contains an imaginative historical exhibition which tells the story of the castle. Archaeological excavations have revealed Pre-Norman settlements and evidence from the traumatic siege of 1642.

The courtyard and castle display some of the trades and traditions of the 16th century with the aid of costumed characters. The castle offers panoramic views of Limerick city and the surrounding countryside

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Restored at enormous cost in the early 1990s, the Milk Market makes for a beautiful setting for one of Ireland’s foremost Farmer’s Market. . Limerick’s Farmers market has grown in stature in recent years. A favourite among food writers and public alike, no visit to Limerick is complete without a visit to the market. Sample the culinary delights of Ireland with Irish cheeses, fish, seaweeds, sausages, jams, chutneys, breads and fresh pressed apple juice. Set amongst the colour and fragrance of traditional Irish and organic farm produce, vibrant plants and fresh flowers, you will also discover olives, salamis, chocolates, coffee, pastries, ice creams and crepes that rival anything available at continental markets! This market is rated as one of the busiest and most successful farmer’s market in Ireland.

Farmers markets have seen a major revival over the last number of years in Ireland. The quality of produce on offer is a major attraction to the market. However a large part of the attraction is the banter between buyer and seller. For a lot of visitors, the market is as much a social experience than a commercial one. Most stallholders will hold up queues for their produce to catch up with old acquaintances and make new ones. The market has an atmosphere and magic all of it’s own. Many people attribute the early farmers’ markets with there mixture of business and pleasure as a having a large influence on the Irish way of doing business in the centuries that followed.In the old market buildings which surround the market proper, a wider selection of goods are available, including clothing and books. These outlets are generally open six days a week so there is always a reason to visit.

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The weekly Milk Market in Limerick City

Farmers Markets are usually held outdoors, primarily during the growing season (March – October), to guarantee the freshest of produce. Some markets in urban areas are year-round

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And look at what drugs, violence and crime has done to us?

A lawless ghetto? No, this is the real face of Limerick gangland

Drug money and gang warfare

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Today’s solidarity march against crime. 

Over 5,000 people took part in today’s demonstration to show solidarity with the families affected by crime, and to show their opposition to criminal gangs.

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Burnt out houses in O'Malley Park. Limerick City Council has responsibility for some 250 derelict houses throughout Limerick. These houses are not merely symbols, but physical evidence of the neglect, abandonment and exclusion of some of our communities from our growing economy and prosperity.

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“The situation described above that applies to Moyross, Southill, St Mary's Park and Ballinacurra/Weston is extremely serious and must be dealt with as a matter of urgency both in the interest of the communities and the areas concerned and to prevent these problems from spreading to other parts of the city" Paddy Collins

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