Historic City Walls

Historic City Walls is a historic site in Limerick, Munster. Historic City Walls is situated nearby to the church St Mary’s Cathedral, as well as near Bourke House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Cathedral and Hunt Museum.

St Mary’s Cathedral

Church

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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. St Mary’s Cathedral is situated 100 metres southwest of Historic City Walls.

Hunt Museum

Museum

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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. Hunt Museum is situated 330 metres south of Historic City Walls.

Fanning’s Castle

Ruins

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Fanning's Castle, also called Whitamore's Castle, is the remains of a tower house and National Monument located in Limerick, Ireland. Fanning’s Castle is situated 210 metres south of Historic City Walls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caherdavin and Athlunkard.

Caherdavin

Suburb

Caherdavin is a northern suburban district of Limerick city in the mid-west of Ireland. As of 2022, the population of Caherdavin was 7,364. It is around 2.5 km west of the city centre.

Athlunkard

Hamlet

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Athlunkard is a hamlet.

Parteen

Village

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parteen is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. Parteen is situated 3 km north of Historic City Walls.

Historic City Walls

Type: City walls
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Limerick, Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6691° or 52° 40′ 9″ north

Longitude

-8.62292° or 8° 37′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C4HM99G+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 398919520

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=citywalls

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bourke House and Limerick City and County Council.

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