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Some of the most popular Limerick-related books published over the past ten years are those by Joe Coleman. From his cinema and railway histories to his wide-ranging Limerick history miscellanies, Joe’s books have proved immensely popular, with most selling out very quickly – only his latest publication, Down By the Bare Place remains in print...
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by Brendan Doyle Áth na gCorp The Old Burial Ground of Áth na gCorp in Clounlehard, Ballyhahill (Monument: LI027-001),(Location co-ordinates: 52.523833 -9.203189), (Eircode: V94 HFY6) is the site where four hundred men, women and children were slaughtered by Elizabethan forces on Wednesday, 12 March 1580 during a search for the then Earl of Desmond, Gerald...
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Free print copies of our Decade publication for 2024, Limerick After the Civil War, are now available. To get your copy: localstudies@limerick.ie 061-557727 You can also download the book here Produced with funding from the Commemorations Unit of Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts,...
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by Brian Hughes On 14 January 1928 the Central Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) held one of its special meetings at Clonliffe Road, near Croke Park in Dublin. In the chair was the ninth president of the association, William Patrick ‘Liam’ Clifford (1876−1949) from Fedamore. Elected in 1926, and the second Limerick native...
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With much gratitude to Niall Quinn we present another journal on our Local Studies website. Niall, as well as plying his musical trade in The Hitchers at the time, was a regular contributor to this journal. You can now see journals covering the arts and entertainment scene in Limerick from 1990 to 2010. It is a...
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The word ‘eclectic’ tends to be overused and, indeed, is often misused, but we think it applies perfectly to the small but perfectly formed and gradually growing ‘Articles’ section on the Limerick Local Studies website. Topics so far include a biographical study of a Limerickman who was an important figure in the Austrian Imperial Army,...
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by Martin Sheehan Limerick has led the way in many political innovations throughout history, most recently demonstrated by John Moran’s inauguration in 2024 as Ireland’s first-ever directly elected mayor. Not least, the city hosted the first of Daniel O’Connell’s monster Repeal meetings on 18 April 1843. According to the Limerick Reporter of 21 April, O’Connell...
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‘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...
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