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...Read More

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...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

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

Ireland has a strong tradition of families who entered military service abroad, whether in France, Austria, Spain or elsewhere.[1] Of particular interest in Austria were families such as Taaffe of Sligo, Wallis of Dublin, O’Dwyer of Tipperary, Laval Nugent of Westmeath and O’Kelly of Galway.Read More