Limerick

Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/; Irish: Luimneach [ˈl̪imʲɨnʲəx]) is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city in County Limerick. Limerick is the second-largest city in the province of Munster, an area which constitutes the midwest and southwest of Ireland. Limerick is situated (and was initially founded on) several curves and islands of the River Shannon, which spreads into an estuary shortly after Limerick. Road i... more

Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/; Irish: Luimneach [ˈl̪imʲɨnʲəx]) is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city in County Limerick. Limerick is the second-largest city in the province of Munster, an area which constitutes the midwest and southwest of Ireland. Limerick is situated (and was initially founded on) several curves and islands of the River Shannon, which spreads into an estuary shortly after Limerick. Road infrastructure features three main crossing points near the city centre, and in 2006 the Limerick urban area had a population of 91,000. Limerick is one of the constituent cities of the Cork-Limerick-Galway corridor, which has a population of 1 million. Luimneach originally referred to the general area along the banks of the Shannon Estuary known as Loch Luimnigh. The earliest settlement in the city, Inis Sibhtonn, was the original name for King's Island during the pre-Viking and Viking eras. This island was also called Inis an Ghaill Duibh,... less