There is no more a monolithic Limerickman than there is a Dubliner who hasn’t read Ulysses yet who is supposed to be more Joycean than Joyce himself.But imagine that such a superman of the Shannon once existed and became victim of a Big Bang and is now diffused throughout the city, his gemlike qualities coated […]
Memories of the Island Field
I was the first child born in the Island Field on August 29th 1935 at 76 St. Ita Street. I now reside in Canada. I went to Gerald Griffin, and Leamys before being incaserated in St. Josephs Industrial School, Glin. Frank McCourt and Malachy also went to Leamys and on top of that he has […]
Where Are All The Characters Gone?
Any of you who grew up in Limerick in the 40’s and 50’s will remember, like me, some of the “characters” that were to be found on our streets. These were people that maybe had fallen on hard times or as they say today ” were socially deprived” or had experienced physical or mental abuse […]
My Grandad…Plastered
My grandad, plastered all his life, though he never drank alcohol. He plastered walls and ceilings. And a master plasterer he was too. Bill Magner was his name, a tall thin bald man, and to my childhood eyes, always seemed to be stooped, as he rummaged his pipe bowl – which always seemed to be […]
O Happy Days…
One of the most abiding memories of childhood is that of Saturday afternoon cinema. The staple diet of the cinemas in times past was,of course, the “cowboy and indian” films along with the “follow uppers” (an episode every Saturday) like flash gordon and superman. The local cinema, the “City theatre” is, sadly, no longer; but […]
The Simon
A semi derlict 3 story house on the corner of Charlotte Quay ajoining a river in the old Irishtown was selected to be a “Simon Community”. In the early 70s this was a movement with the aim of providing night shelter and food for homeless men. The house had about 10 rooms with bare timber […]
Packet and Tripe – Limerick’s Cavier
France has snails, London has bubble and squeak, Scotland has haggis, Holland has cheese, Germany has frankfurters, Itialy has pasta, Dublin has coddle but Limerick has packet and tripe. Or had. It is a dish little eaten in these affulent days, McDonalds and Burger King have triumphed over a dish that was a staple food […]
Drinking in a Cemetary
Behind James Street in the old part of Limerick city lies Johns Square, and facing Johns Square a very ancient church, its called St John the baptist and has a cemetry sourrounding it – this was a protestant church and was been built some time before St Johns Cathedral next to it in St.Johns square. […]
The Midnight Baker
Mr Humpries was a welcome sight to many a family in the hungry 50s , and long before. I wonder how many people remember the gentleman. Mr Humpries was almost blind, I never knew his first name, aided and abetted by his trusty sidekick, Pa. He had a bakery in Edward Street, this street sweeps […]
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