Limerick's History
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Limerick's History

County Limerick · From Viking settlement to modern city

History

From the Vikings to today.

Limerick's official history records Viking settlement from the early tenth century, Norman control from 1195, four major seventeenth-century sieges, the Treaty of Limerick in 1691 and major Georgian expansion from the eighteenth century.

Read the city through its buildings

King John's Castle, St Mary's Cathedral, the medieval street pattern and Georgian squares each represent different chapters. The city is particularly rewarding because these periods remain physically close together.

A little thank you

Enjoying the journey?

Built with a genuine lot of time, care & love. If you've enjoyed exploring Ireland with us & would like to help our families keep going, thank you so very much for your love & supporting our journey.

Thank you so very much for your donation from all of us
— Clan De Rosfort

Ár ngrá go léir — Clan De Rosfort

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