Limerick

Limerick is a city in County Limerick in the Shannon Region of Ireland, with a population of about 102,000 in 2022. It's a miniature Dublin with its Georgian streets, historic sights, and many visitor amenities, and is a good base for visiting its surrounding county plus County Clare and County Tipperary.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Limerick Colbert railway station and Hunt Museum.

Limerick Colbert railway station

Railway station

Photo: Poxyshamrock, Public domain.

Limerick railway station also known as Colbert Station or Limerick Colbert serves the city of Limerick in County Limerick, Ireland. It is on Parnell Street and is the main station on the Limerick Suburban Rail network.

Hunt Museum

Museum

Photo: FreeBird, Public domain.

The Hunt Museum is a museum located in the Custom House in the city of Limerick, Ireland. It holds a personal collection donated by the Hunt family, it was originally situated in the University of Limerick, before being moved to its present location in Limerick's Georgian custom house in 1997.

Limerick City Gallery of Art

Arts center

Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Limerick City Gallery of Art is an art museum in the city of Limerick, Ireland. It is run by Limerick City Council and is located in Pery Square, in the Newtown Pery area of the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raheen and Dooradoyle.

Raheen

Suburb

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Raheen is a large suburb of Limerick, Ireland. Initially developed to ease population overspill from the city of Limerick, Raheen is socioeconomically diverse, ranging from older, poor-class housing estates to relatively affluent areas.

Dooradoyle

Suburb

Dooradoyle is a large suburb of Limerick, Ireland. It is one of Limerick's newer suburbs, and is home to the campus of University Hospital Limerick and the Crescent Shopping Centre.

Limerick

Also known as: “Limerick City and County Council”
Location: Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6464° or 52° 38′ 47″ north

Longitude

-8.6366° or 8° 38′ 12″ west

Population

102,000

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

9C4HJ9W7+H8

GeoNames ID

11611445

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