How quickly streetscapes can change in just so few years, many buildings seen here in this video are now demolished…watch the video below and see how many can name and count?
Prof. Eoin Devereux on Arias of Consolation by John Liddy
International Band Competition 1980
A section of the crowd watching the presentation of prizes on the occasion of the annual International Band Competition in Limerick 1980.
First Edition Limerick Publications: Irish Soccer, Sept 1980
A Limerick ‘Finger Lickin” Good Team from the 70s – Can You Name Them?
The Limerick Chronicle 1976 Front Page
The Limerick Chronicle was founded in 1768 by John Ferrar who was a prominent bookseller and printer in Limerick. The Limerick Chronicle is reputed to be the longest running newspaper in Ireland, but it is now largely forgotten about since it was subsumed into it’s sister paper the Limerick Leader. here’s a front page from […]
When Newcastle West hosted the Ten Knights of Desmond festival
Scottish knights, glamerous grannies and an overworked Garda band – for one week in the summer of ‘78, there wasn’t much going on in Newcastle West that failed to draw a smile. The Ten Knights of Desmond summer festival has since vanished into local lore, but 35 years ago it was a barmy, entertaining celebration […]
Kilmallock Walled Town Day festival brings medieval history to life
As Limerick’s hurlers prepare to do battle with neighbours Clare in Sunday’s All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship Semi-Final, the County Limerick town of Kilmallock recreated its own battle scene as part of Kilmallock’s Walled Town Day. Hundreds of people stepped back in time on Saturday August 17th.for the annual event and experienced a glimpse of life […]
The old placenames provide a link with our past
Wasn’t it Shakespeare who asked: “What’s in a name?” Despite Shakespeare’s obvious doubts, there can be a lot in a name, especially a place name. I don’t know if people in other countries are as interested in place names as are the people of Ireland. Perhaps some of them are. The most obvious reason why […]
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