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With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census, [2] Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in the Republic of Ireland, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland. [6] [7] [8] It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the Viking Age . The city straddles the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city ...
Limerick (poetry) A limerick ( / ˈlɪmərɪk / LIM-ər-ik) [1] is a form of verse that appeared in England in the early years of the 18th century. [2] In combination with a refrain, it forms a limerick song, a traditional humorous drinking song often with obscene verses. It is written in five-line, predominantly anapestic and amphibrach [3 ...
History of Limerick. 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." The history of Limerick stretches back to its establishment by Vikings as a walled city on King's ...
Famed limerick writer Edward Lear wrote this example (and oddly enough, this one is also set in Quebec): There was an Old Man of Quebec, A beetle ran over his neck;
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick. / 52.66833°N 8.62333°W / 52.66833; -8.62333. Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and ...
County Limerick ( Irish: Contae Luimnigh) is a western county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Limerick. Limerick City and County Council is the local council for the county.
The Limerick Museum was founded in 1907 and originally accommodated in the Carnegie Free Library and Museum building (established by Andrew Carnegie on Pery Square ). Limerick Museum opened to the public in 1916 and remained in Pery Square until 1975. In 1979, the museum relocated to two restored houses in John Square.
University of Limerick ( UL) ( Irish: Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a public research university institution in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in September 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989. [5] It was the first university established since ...