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.
St Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.6464° or 52° 38′ 47″ northLongitude
-8.6366° or 8° 38′ 12″ westPopulation
102,000Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9C4HJ9W7+H8GeoNames ID
11611445
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