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The 13th-century King John's Castle in Limerick Plan of Limerick from an engraving in Pacata Hibernia (1623) Arms and motto of Limerick, depicted in stained glass: "There was an ancient city, very fierce in the skills of war."
"There was an ancient city very fierce in the skills of war" [1] Limerick. Location within Ireland. Limerick. Location within Europe ... Limerick to Killarney, ...
King John's Castle (Irish: Caisleán Luimnigh) also known as Limerick Castle is a 13th-century castle located on King's Island in Limerick, Ireland, next to the River Shannon. [1] Although the site dates back to 922 when the Vikings lived on the Island, the castle itself was built on the orders of King John of England in 1200.
St Marys Cathedral, Limerick King John's Castle. As the most historic and ancient part of Limerick, King's Island and the Englishtown area contains many notable buildings and landmarks such as: King John's Castle, Castle Street, dates from the 13th Century; St Mary's Cathedral, Bridge Street, dates from the 14th Century
National monuments in County Limerick (26 P) Pages in category "Archaeological sites in County Limerick" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
The medieval city of Limerick is largely concentrated on the southern section of Kings Island known as Englishtown and south of the Abbey river in an area known as Irishtown, just to the north of the present day city center. The island contains some of Limerick's main attractions including King John's Castle which was completed in around 1200 ...
The Antiquities of Limerick and its Neighborhood, Hodges, Figgis and Co., Limited, 1916; Westropp, Thomas Johnson (1919), "The Ancient Places of Assembly in the Counties Limerick and Clare", The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 6th, 9 (1): 1– 24, JSTOR 25514522
Bruree (Irish: Brú Rí, meaning 'abode of kings') [2] is a village in south-eastern County Limerick, Ireland, on the River Maigue.It takes its name from the nearby ancient royal fortress, the alternative name of which from the earliest times into the High Middle Ages was Dún Eochair Maigue or the "fortress on the brink of the maigue".