Those who have been using FindMyPast.ie at the Local Studies Department, Watch House Cross Community Library will be delighted to hear that we are now providing free access onsite to Find My Past’s ‘World’ subscription. In addition to the wide range of specifically Irish historical and genealogical records previously available, researchers can now also access...Read More
We were delighted to add a new entry to our Articles section today. The article is called Timothy O’Connor – the Limerick photographer of the Vandeleur Estate Evictions, and when the author, Ed O’Shaughnessy, submitted it we immediately were thinking, ‘that name – Timothy O’Connor – sounds familiar…’ We finally figured it out – this...Read More
The first published collection of this type relating to Limerick and North Munster, North Munster Studies, edited by Etienne Rynne, is now regarded as a seminal volume on the history and archaeology of the region. Featuring the writing of many renowned historians of the time, this remains a key publication in Limerick studies almost 60...Read More
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...Read More
Sign up to the new Limerick Local Studies email contact list*. We will send you notice of history lectures and other library events. We will occasionally notify you regarding other local studies-related news (e.g. a new feature on limericklocalstudies.ie) and alert you to history-related events happening in Limerick City and County. Send your name and...Read More
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,...Read More
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. On the website you can now see a variety of journals which cover the arts and entertainment scene in...Read More
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,...Read More
‘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
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
