‘A highly recommended read for both academics and laymen’ which forms ‘an excellent addition to the historiography of southern Irish Protestants’ and ‘the local history of Limerick city and county’     Our Decade of Centenaries publication for 2023, Histories of Protestant Limerick 1912-1923 edited by Seán William Gannon (Limerick Libraries) & Brian Hughes (Mary Immaculate...Read More

by Kieran Kerr Competitive rowing as we know it today commenced in Limerick in 1866 with the establishment of Shannon Rowing Club which was initially based in a wooden shed in the docks. The arrival of Limerick Boat Club in 1870 was, however, the catalyst for significant development of the sport locally. In addition to...Read More

It’s always pleasing to get a good review! Note that this review is from early in July – we have added many further significant features and resources to the site since then. Read the full review at Irish Genealogy News hereRead More

by Ed O’Shaughnessy With the recent arrival in Canada of the iconic bronze shoe sculptures, considerable attention is being given to the Famine Exodus from Ireland to British North America. These sculptures – thirty pairs of bronze shoes – were placed at intervals along the National Famine Way, an interpretive trail marking the 165km march...Read More

The Irish Book Lover was a literary/bibliography journal which started publishing in 1909, edited by John S. Crone. It is a significant source of information on Irish literature, printing and bibliography, and ‘illustrates with great clarity some of the key changes in modern Irish culture and society between early and mid-twentieth century Ireland’ [Colin Smythe]....Read More

Following hot on the heels of the addition of the Field Name Books of the County and City of Limerick to the website are two further important Limerick history resources – the reports of the Irish Tourist Association Survey of County Limerick (1940s) and the Presentments of the Limerick Grand Jury (1807-1900). We are also...Read More

The Field Name Books of the County and City of Limerick is a collection of more than 1,700 pages of notes taken by surveyors during the first ordnance survey of County Limerick, c. 1840. They comprise a vast quantity of data on the geography, place names, antiquities and other miscellaneous information relating to Limerick. You...Read More

We are delighted to share two books of real local importance – City and Cemetery and Amazing Lace – both authored by Dr. Matthew Potter and edited by Jacqui Hayes. You can view City and Cemetery here You can view Amazing Lace here Have a look at the full collection of digitised books here We...Read More

One of the oldest original edition books (if not the oldest) in our collection is Samuel Mullenaux’s Diary of the Siege of Lymerick, printed and published in 1690. The diary portion relating to the siege was transcribed and reproduced in full for the Siege edition of The Old Limerick Journal (vol. 28, Winter 1990) by...Read More

Last few copies available! Histories of Protestant Limerick 1912-1923, Limerick Library’s publication for Decade of Centenaries last year, has proven very popular with history enthusiasts in Limerick. There are only a few copies left now so, if you would like one, give Seán at Local Studies a call or send an email. Of course the...Read More