Titles displayed here represent a sample of the whole collection, which can be accessed at the local studies department. Topics covered include art & architecture, literature, archaeology, sport, biography, as well as social, military and political history.
For purposes of brevity, the library holdings information provided here are mostly snapshots – full holdings information should be gleaned from the library catalogue.
NOTE – We have added some of these books to our digital collection. Click the link where displayed.
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This book examines the topographical development of Limerick’s three urban centres, Viking, Anglo-Norman and Georgian, depicting the strategic importance of the city on the Shannon for military and trading purposes from the ninth century. Histories of over 4,000 sites are documented, with a collection of maps and illustrations.
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This is a general account of the confiscation of lands during the Cromwellian period and a listing of former proprietors and grantees. It was published as a monograph in 1900, and also as a series of articles in the Journal of the Limerick Field Club. Contents include introductory essay followed by listings from the Books of Survey & Distribution on a barony by barony basis.
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A general history and description of Limerick City, it includes biographical profiles of notable Limerick people.
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The Inevitable Conflict: Essays on the Civil War in County Limerick comprises thirteen original essays authored by professional and local historians, and Ph.D. students from Mary Immaculate College. They employ a wide range of traditional and newly released archival resources to shed new light on the experience of the Civil War in county Limerick.
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Survey of the archaeology of Limerick City & County by three of the most renowned antiquarians of the early twentieth century.
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A vivid and elegantly written autobiography, this is the story of the legendary Irish rock singer, Johnny Duhan, who fronted a band of innocents called ‘Granny’s Intentions’. His search for fame turned out to be a bug-infested, drug-ingested odyssey towards betrayal and heartache but after the band’s demise he reincarnated himself as a songwriter and is now best known for his work with Christy Moore, Mary Black, Mary Coughlan and a host of others. ‘It’s all here in ‘There is a Time’ by Johnny Duhan; let me recommend it’ – Christy Moore
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An account of the lost world of the strong-farm family in post-famine Munster. It depicts a social hierarchy of dominant men and credulous servants and hangers-on, mirroring the hierarchy of formal religiosity that overlaid the rich landscape of folk belief and custom.
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The intimate biography of the celebrated actor Richard Harris, written with his cooperation over ten years by New York Times bestselling author and friend of Harris, Michael Feeney Callan. The book follows Harris’ life from beginnings in Limerick, through the teenage illness that almost killed him to triumph on the London stage and, finally, life in Hollywood. Drawing on lengthy interview sessions with Harris and his friends, co-workers and family, Callan explores the obsessions that forged Harris’ success in legendary movies like This Sporting Life, Camelot and the Harry Potter series. Described by The Guardian as ‘thorough and entertaining’, by Kirkus Reviews as ‘meticulous’ and by the Mail on Sunday as ‘irresistible’ this incident-packed account is destined to remain the definitive life of Richard Harris.
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The achievements of the Limerick-born prima donna Catherine Hayes are relatively unknown to the musical world and opera connoisseurs of the present day. This is the first definitive biography of this important nineteenth-century Irish singer, presented in an accessible and entertaining style, with related photographs and a chronology of her performances.
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The phenomenal worldwide bestseller, Frank McCourt’s sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in Limerick in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums – too many children, too little money, his mother Angela barely coping as his father Malachy’s drinking bouts constantly brings the family to the brink of disaster. It is a story of courage and survival against apparently overwhelming odds.
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The exploits of Lola Montez – onstage as a dancer and an actor, in politics as a power behind thrones, and in bedrooms around the world – made her one of the best-known women of the Victorian era. Born Eliza Gilbert, daughter of British and Irish parents, she transformed herself into an aristocratic Spanish dancer, carrying on a masquerade that took her to Europe, America and Australia, and attracting admirers and scandal wherever she went. When she died in 1861 at age 40, her obituary appeared in papers around the world. Yet her true story has always been obscured by the web of lies she constructed about herself. This biography of Lola Montez reveals many of the facts of her life, although her actual birthplace remains in question – she claimed on several occasions to have been Limerick-born, but recent research suggests County Sligo as her birthplace.
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Long neglected by critics, Kate O’Brien is beginning to be accorded her proper due and classed among the great novelists of the twentieth century. A romantic realist, responsive to the lyrical beauty of the Irish landscape and appreciative of Irish wit, O’Brien is also a subtly feminist writer whose heroines are in search of both freedom and love. In this first study of her novels as a whole, her development as a writer is traced and the underlying themes of her work are revealed.
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Playwright and author Criostoir O’Flynn gives an account of his childhood in 1930’s Limerick. As well as being an account of a lifestyle that has passed, this is an excursion into local and Irish history and politics from a nationalistic and Catholic viewpoint.
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A concise reinterpretation of Frank Ryan’s controversial life and political legacy based on primary sources, including much previously unpublished material.
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By 1848 all peaceful means of giving Ireland an equal place within the British Empire seemed exhausted and William Smith O’Brien found himself a reluctant revolutionary leader. An aristocratic Protestant landlord, O’Brien nevertheless commanded unrivalled respect amongst all Irish classes.
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Limerick-born Terry Wogan was one of the best known broadcasters in Britain and Ireland, with a hugely successful career in both radio and television. Here, he brings to the reader a wry take on everyday life, mixed with a self-deprecating humour, as he describes his whole life, both personal and professional.
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General description of County Limerick in late 19th century.
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View the book at our digital library![Limerick - a Stroll Down Memory Lane [volumes 1 to 22] by Seán Curtin (2000 – 2022)](https://limericklocalstudies.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0045-limk-strl-dn-mem-lan-1.jpg)
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This extensive pictorial record provides a unique glimpse of the recent past, testimony to the importance of preserving the past for the education, entertainment and enjoyment of future generations. This collection contains some of the best of these pictures from the mid-to-late 20th century.
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Showcases rural and city landscapes, the Shannon, children at play, the great houses of Adare Manor and Glin Castle, and more. This author’s photographs enjoy international acclaim.
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This publication lists the names of all of those councillors elected to the Limerick City Council since 1841 when the electoral system for local government was first introduced to the city.
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This edited collection features contributions from a range of leading Irish scholars in the fields of sociology, social policy, criminology and urban geography. Limerick city currently has the highest crime rate in Western Europe and contains the areas of most severe urban deprivation in the Republic of Ireland. The collection explores how this profound social exclusion emerged and critically assesses proposed solutions–including the Regeneration programs–to this social disadvantage. The evaluation of social exclusion in Limerick also provides a key opportunity to link the Irish experience of social exclusion to European and American literatures on ghettoization and urban poverty.
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Of the twelve houses of industry established under the Irish poor law of 1771-2, this is the only admission book known to have survived. The register of the Limerick House of Industry contains information on the age, sex, place of origin, religion, medical condition, admission and discharge, amongst other details, of 2,747 inmates for the period 1774-1793. While revealing the mechanisms employed to administer a significant institution, the register also provides a singular record for a social group whose history is necessarily elusive. There is evidence of individual strategies for dealing with poverty, infirmity, disease and lunacy.
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While the story of the Palatines in Limerick has been well documented, nothing has been written about the Methodists as such. It is to repair that omission that this work is undertaken.
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In January 1904, consequent to the sermons of the Redemptorist priest, Fr. John Creagh, the Jewish community in Limerick experienced a backlash in the form of violent assaults, economic boycott and social ostracism. This book explores one of the most controversial episodes in the history of Limerick.
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This 2015 volume contains a complete revision and updating of Canon J.B. Leslie’s unpublished succession lists of the Diocese of Limerick, 1936, combined with a facsimile reproduction of his volume “Ardfert and Aghadoe clergy and parishes” which he published in 1940. This work has also been thoroughly revised and updated.
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This work tells of the genesis and growth of the city of Limerick. It outlines the transformations which the city has undergone in its development. The focus is on the buildings, street patterns and civic structures, setting them against historical events.
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EVA International (previously known as Limerick Exhibition of Visual Art and ev+a) is a large-scale contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years in the city of Limerick, Republic of Ireland. It is known as Ireland’s biennial, and is held in even-numbered years [Wikipedia]. Each exhibition is accompanied by at least one publication.
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Limerick Music Throughout the Decades celebrates and showcases Limerick’s musical history, featuring articles on important local musical figures and bands and is a record of Limerick’s fine musical heritage.
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‘Why Can’t We?’ documents the birth and extraordinary rise of a band that made a city – indeed the entire county of Limerick – proud, and, through such instantly recognisable hits as ‘Linger’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Zombie’ and ‘Ode To My Family’, helped to soundtrack the lives of millions of people all over the world. Curated by Stuart Clark of Hot Press magazine, the book includes brand new contributions from Michael Stipe, Simon Le Bon, Olé Koretsky of D.A.R.K., acclaimed Limerick author, Kevin Barry, and many more.
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In Treaty Triumph, the Sportsfile team of photographers, with writer Damian Lawlor and the Limerick players, retrace each step of the great odyssey, from a pre-season match on a raw December night to the white heat of an All-Ireland final in August and finally to the warm glow of the throng that greeted their heroes in the Gaelic grounds. Published in association with Limerick City & County Council and Adare Manor.
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The life story of Mick Mackey, Limerick’s greatest exponent of the game of hurling. In the 1930s, Mackey was central to the exploits of the most successful team Limerick ever fielded, up to its recent history.
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A season-by season account of the progress of Limerick senior soccer during the whole period that its home venue was the Markets Field at Garryowen, Limerick.
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Munster’s journey in pursuit of rugby glory has been long and often heart-breaking. The seeds for their ascent into the pantheon of great teams were sown long before Munster’s current success, built on a reputation as a fearsome side for touring teams to play. These personal contributions of players, coaches, fans and pundits make for fascinating reading.
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![Munster G.A.A. Story 1886-1986, 1985-2001 [2 vols.] by Jim Cronin (1985, 2001)](https://limericklocalstudies.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0075-munster-gaa-vol-1.jpg "0075 munster gaa vol 1")
History of botanical records and recording in Co. Limerick. General description of Co. Limerick: topography, climate, geology, glaciation, soils. Habitats in Co. Limerick: Estuarine, grasslands and marshes, swamps and fens, bogs, heaths and montane, woodlands and hedgerows , rivers, streams and drainage ditches, lakes, ponds and other water-bodies, exposed rock and gravel/sand pits, artificial habitats and disturbed ground. Analysis of the Co. Limerick flora. Explanatory notes for Species Accounts. Protected sites and protected vascular plants in Co. Limerick. Selected sites of botanical interest in Co. Limerick
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![Made in Limerick: a history of trades, industries and commerce [2 vols.] edited by David Lee & Debbie Jacobs (2003, 2006)](https://limericklocalstudies.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0079-made-in-limk-1.jpg)
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A history of the factory founded in 1850 by Peter Tait. In 1950 Limerick Clothing Factory celebrated its centenary year. This book gives an account of its achievements in that period from the firm’s perspective. LCF finally closed in 1975.
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“An archive has been built from the documents and photographs donated to the City Archives by the former staff and their families”, starting with the papers of Cecil Mercier (Mill Superintendent, 1920-1962) and including an oral history project by Limerick City Archives and students of Mary Immaculate College.
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Directory covering regulations, tide tables and further information relating to the operation of Limerick docks in 1890.
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This publication tells of the commercial pressures which led to eleven Co-op Creameries in Limerick and North Cork federating to form the fledgling company Golden Vale Food Products Limited in 1946. After amalgamation of twenty-eight Co-ops, the history tells of its growth into one of the major dairy Co-operatives in the country before its takeover by Kerry Group plc.
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This collection of scholarly essays provides a background to the figures involved in the Shannon Scheme and gives a detailed historical assessment of the scheme, which transformed the east Clare landscape and the economic landscape of the Limerick-Clare region.
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University of Limerick was the first new university created in Ireland since the foundation of the state. Its emergence was the result of a long and determined local campaign that compelled successive governments to respond. Conscious of the importance of higher education and eager to harness it for economic expansion, the state, in 1972, established a National Institute for Higher Education in Limerick. Under the leadership of a young and energetic director, Edward Walsh, the Institute forged a radical curriculum and courted the captains of industry to support its endeavours. The first years were difficult for the new Institute and its neighbour, the National College of Physical Education, later Thomond College of Education, which had been established at the same time to train specialist teachers. Government policy obliged both institutions to become part of the National University of Ireland, and by doing so attempted to marry two very different approaches to higher education. Although the policy proved unsuccessful, these events shaped the Institute and prompted it to strive for university status with power to grant its own degrees. In 1989, the University of Limerick was founded, the result of hard work and careful manoeuvring. This book masterfully recounts the University’s history, detailing the experiences of presidents, governors, staff, and students.
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A general survey of the history of education in Limerick city & county, written by Mr. Spillane as a thesis for M.Ed. degree.
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