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Mungret claimed episcopal status 1152, but was deemed to be too close to Limerick. 1179 the then king of Munster, Domnall Mór Ua Briain, granted the monastery to Brictius, Bishop of Limerick. [7] Mungret then became a parish church (built 1251−72), operated by the Augustinian Canons Regular .
St Mary and St Edmund, King, and the Holy Cross 52°40′02″N 8°37′10″W / 52.667352°N 8.619445°W / 52.667352; -8.619445 ( Limerick Crutched Friars/Austin Limerick Monastery of the Holy Cross
Limerick Cathedral (Saint Mary's) is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and was founded in 1168 and is the oldest building in Limerick which is in use. [1] It has the only complete set of misericords left in Ireland. [2] In 1111, the Synod of Ráth Breasail decided that "Saint Mary's church" would become the cathedral church of the Diocese of ...
Mungret (Irish: Mungairit) [2] is a village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is 6 km south-west of Limerick city centre, on the N69 road . As of the 2016 census , the village had a population of 277 people.
Broad Street, John Street and Mungret Street are the main streets in the district. St. John's Square, a prized early Georgian development is located here as is St. John's Cathedral and the Milk Market which is located off Mungret Street. Irishtown is one of the oldest districts in Limerick dating from the Middle Ages.
Crecora (/ ˈ k r ɛ k oʊ r ə /; Irish: Craobh Chomhartha, meaning 'tree of (the) sign') [1] is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Limerick city centre (15 km by road). The village is partly in a civil parish of the same name. [1]
The old people of the parish used to pronounce the name 'Kildeema'. According to Mainchín Seoige, St Díoma is said to have flourished in the second half of the 5th century. He was reputedly of royal stock, the son of Cas, king of Munster, and an uncle of St Munchin, patron of the diocese of Limerick. His feast day is 12 May.
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