Limerick
Limerick City
Limerick City is magnificently sited on one of Europe's finest rivers,
the River Shannon. One can only imagine the 9th century scenes, when
fleets of Viking vessels sailed up the river to plunder and terrorise
the monastic midlands. In later centuries these Norsemen settled and
founded the trading port of Limerick.
To-day Limerick is a proud, progressive and thriving City with a charter
older than that of London. Its castles, ancient walls and museums are
testament to its dramatic past. Particularly worth viewing is Limerick's
Emblem 'the Treaty Stone" and King John's Castle in its Heritage
precinct as well as the magnificent Hunt Museum in Limerick's Custom
House. This museum houses an internationally important collection of
some 2,000 original works including pieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Renoir
and Picasso.
Limerick City is the Capital of the Shannon Region and is an excellent
centre for shopping. It is also rapidly building a reputation for dining
and the City has its own 'Good Food Circle' of restaurants. The City
is also considered to be the sporting capital of Ireland with excellent
facilities and passionate followers of all sporting activities. Limerick
is an excellent holiday base, is just 30 minutes from Shannon Airport,
and less than 20 minutes from attractions such as world-famous Bunratty
Castle and Folk Park
Limerick County
County Limerick is a place of quiet beauty and rural charm. Its gentle
undulating landscape is pleasing to the eye from rural mountains of
Ballyhoura, the beautiful Golden Vale in the east of the County through
to the tidal estuary of the River Shannon. A particular feature of the
county is its range of attractive towns like beautiful Castleconnell
by the Shannon or Adare - which is possibly Ireland's prettiest village
- with its old world thatched cottages and mediaeval churches.
Co. Limerick has a whole range of visitor attractions that are well
worth exploring. Attractions include the Adare Heritage Centre on Adare's
pretty main street; Croom Mills Waterwheel and Heritage Centre, the
Foynes Flying Boat Museum - once the centre of the aviation world where
Irish coffee was invented; Celtic Park and Gardens; Curraghchase Forest
Park and Lough Gur, habitat of Neolithic Man and one of Ireland's most
important archaeological sites.
Activities include golf, game and coarse angling and horse riding.
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