Limerick City

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Limerick City

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St John's Castle
Limerick City
Limerick City Gallery of Art
Historical Walking Tour

From left to right: St John's Castle, Limerick City, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Historical Walking Tour

Limerick is the Republic of Ireland’s third largest city and has a beautiful location on one of Ireland’s most picturesque rivers, the Shannon, County Limerick.


Conquered by the Vikings in the ninth century, this bustling modern city in the West of Ireland has a rich medieval past, which resounds around its ancient streets. 

As well as the internationally renowned Hunt Museum with its exceptional art collection including works from Picasso, da Vinci and Renoir, Limerick also boasts a wonderful medieval precinct with the famous 800-year-old King John’s Castle. 

A bustling, vibrant and exciting destination, Limerick is packed with excellent shops, wonderful restaurants and some enjoyably indulgent accommodation and makes a great base for exploring the excellent surrounding sights. 

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Pig 'n' Porter Tag Rugby Festival

14 Jul 2012 - 14 Jul 2012

The Pig 'n' Porter is the world's largest tag rugby festival with 1800 players competing to find the best team in the land. Now in...

Limerick Jazz Society presents Live Jazz

01 Sep 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

Limerick Jazz has been bringing live jazz to Limerick and the mid west for the past 29 years and in 2012 will celebrate 30 years...

Limerick Pride Festival

08 Sep 2012 - 08 Sep 2012

Limerick Pride is fun, colourful, exciting with something for everyone and we welcome everyone to come to Limerick to join in the...

Limerick Culture Night

21 Sep 2012 - 21 Sep 2012

A free night of discovery in Limerick's cultural institutions. Enjoy music, dance, song, workshops, walks and talks and more....

Cuisle - Limerick International Poetry Festival

17 Oct 2012 - 20 Oct 2012

"CUISLE Limerick City International Poetry Festival is a four day poetry festival with readings, workshops and discussions by...

The Christmas Market at the Milk Market

29 Nov 2012 - 24 Dec 2012

"The all-weather Christmas Market at the Milk Market Limerick is a great festive shopping and leisure experience. It's the place...

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The name Limerick very likely comes from 'Loimeanach', meaning 'bare marsh', a name that originally applied to part of the shoreland of the Shannon immediately below the city centre.'

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