The river made the city possible.
Permanent Viking settlement was established in Limerick by the tenth century. The Shannon connected the settlement to a wider network of movement, trade and conflict across the Irish Sea and Atlantic world.
Beyond the Fairways · Limerick & Adare
Viking Limerick
County Limerick · The Shannon gateway
More than a raiding story
Limerick's official history describes the Vikings as traders and craftsmen as well as raiders. Their settlement became one of the foundations of the city that followed.
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