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Limerick
City in Ireland

Limerick

Limerick is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick.

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It is in the province of Munster and is in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census, Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in Ireland, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland. It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the Viking Age.

Get in

Getting to Limerick

  1. 01
    Shannon Airport
  2. 02
    Limerick Colbert

    The station ticket office is open M-F 6AM-6PM, and there are machines, toilets and a Starbucks.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    King John's Castle

    Built in the 13th century by King John over a Viking fortification.

  2. 02
    Catherine McAuley House 100 m east

    There are stretches of the old city walls alongside, including a sally port.

  3. 03
    St Mary's Cathedral

    Anglican cathedral founded in 1168, with the tower added in the 14th century.

  4. 04
    Hunt Museum
  5. 05
    St John's Cathedral
  6. 06
    Limerick City Gallery of Art
Do

Things to do

What's on? Listen to Live 95 FM on 95.0 MHz, or read Limerick Post or Limerick Leader. Belltable, 69 O'Connell St V94 FK0H,. Performing arts theatre. The Peoples Park is south of the centre by the Gallery of Art.

  1. 01
    Munster Rugby

    Thomond Park, Cratloe Rd (one km west of city centre),.

  2. 02
    Limerick Races

    Greenmount Park, Patrickswell V94 K858 (6 km southwest of city, from M20 take exit 4), info@limerickraces.ie.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    The Grove

    Enzo’s, 60 William St V94 X922 (behind Cornstore),.

  2. 02
    Melody

    Sun Thu Fri 4PM-midnight, Sat noon-midnight.

  3. 03
    Volcano Wings

    Luigi's, 44/45 Parnell St V94 H6KP (opposite railway station),.

  4. 04
    Donkey Fords

    22 John's St V94 WD21.

  5. 05
    The Locke Bar

    Gastro pub on riverside, often has live music.

How locals move

Getting around Limerick the local way

  • Go nextSouthbound is quickest via Limerick, but you could take the ferry across the Shannon estuary from Killimer to Tarbert.

From Wikivoyage: Bunratty, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: William Murphy (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.