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There is more R445 Guide to places of Interest Park IRFU N LIT Moylish Park to see and do! Bunratty Folk Park Shannon International Airport Galway W E Kings Island Named for King John of England (1199-1216) S 3 21 who, as Lord of , granted Limerick City Treaty Stone 11 its first Charter in 1197. Limerick’s Origins 1 King John’s Castle 1 The City has its origins on and around the island of Inis Sibhton (now known as King’s Island-named for King John of England, 1199- Limerick City 4 Museum 1216, who, as Lord of Ireland, granted Riverside R463 Limerick its first Charter in 1197). This island was formed by the and its trib- 16 Killaloe Lough Derg utary, the Abbey River. Here were early Curragour Falls 2 Christian settlements from the 5th. Century, the time of St. Patrick and the city patron City Hall 6 saint, St. Munchin. St Mary’s 17 Cathedral The Vikings who made Limerick their base in the 9th and 10th. centuries, were dislodged 7 eventually by the O’Brien’s kings of Thomond H Court House and Munster. Then the Normans came on the R857 death of Donal Mor O’Brien in 1194, estab- GAA R445 lished a garrison and from there the medi- Bunratty Folk Park H University (UL) aeval city, much of which we can still trace Shannon International Dublin Airport today,developed. The walled city of English Galway 5 town on the island and it’s “neighbour”, Irishtown on the southern side of the Abbey The Hunt River grew and prospered through the fol- Museum 9 lowing centuries up to the middle 1700’s. Limerick City, Georgian Buildings 2 Limerick City The late 1700’s and the 1800’s then saw the Library emergence of the “new city” with its fine streets, commercial and public buildings 22 and its Georgian architecture. This is the city T that is so evident today to visitors who take 3 the time to explore it as it should be explored...on foot!

T T 12 N18 12 T The Milk Market Bunratty Folk Park T Shannon international 18 Airport T 19 Ennis H Rowing on the Shannon River Galway 8

Mediaeval Limerick

10 13 Enchants 4 Limerick City is magnificently sited on one of Europe’s finest rivers, the lord- ly Shannon. It is difficult to picture the 9th.century T scenes, when fleets of Viking Vessels

7 sailed up the river to plunder and ter- T rorise the Monastic Midlands. In later centuries these Norsemen settled and founded the trading port of Limerick. Today, Limerick with a charter older Shopping in Limerick City then London, has retained much of its historical past with some enchanting 11 features in its Heritage Precinct of which the highlight is King John's Tait Clock R527 20 Castle, a visitor attraction of interna- N69 T Lough Gur Tipperary tional standard. Listowel Waterford Tralee Limerick’s City historical emblem is 6 Killarney 5 10 the Treaty Stone on which the Treaty was signed with the last defence of the 8 Limerick City city against the Williamites in 1691 Gallery of Art and no visit to Limerick City is com-

14 9 plete without seeing it.

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PLACES OF INTEREST Information: Website: CITY Spokane walk www.visitLimerick.com OPERATES IN MONUMENTS King John’s Castle St. Mary’s Cathedral Tait’s Clock Kayak Access Masonic Building 11 16 Riverside walk LIMERICK 1 6 21 Post Office (1) Treaty Stone Galway (2) Mayoral Memorial CITY Limerick City Dublin Limerick City Council Court House The Milk Market Curraghgower Park Limerick T Taxi LATITUDE 52°40 N 2 7 12 17 22 Boat Club House Pedestrian Area (3) Civic Monument LONGITUDE 8° 38 W Churches (4) Seaman’s Monument The Bishop’s Palace The Crescent St.John’s Cathedral St. John’s Hospital (5) Daniel O’Connell One way Streets 8 13 18 (John Gate) St. Mary’s Cathedral (6) Cenotaph 3 Website: Limerick (7) Patrick Sarsfield www.quimper.fr Georgian House Daghada Theatre & Waterford Limerick's City Limerick City Library Hotel (8) Mayor Tinsly Fountain 14 19 John’s Square Keep Limerick City Tidy Cork 4 Museum 9 (9) Spring Rice Monument Peoples Park Hospital (10) National Sports Monument The Limerick City Gallery H (11) Michael Hogan Limerick City Council 10 of Art 15 20 5 The Walls of Limerick (12) Richard Harris Website: www.limerickcity.ie

Limerick City Tourist Guide Map Revision 6. June 2008