Limerick City is located at the head of the Shannon Estuary, where the river widens before it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
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29 Facts About Limerick City
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Saint Munchin, the first bishop of Limerick City died in 652, indicating the settlement was a place of some note then.
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In early medieval times Limerick City was at the centre of the Kingdom of Thomond which corresponds to the present day County Clare, the Kingdom included North Kerry and parts of South Offaly.
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The Treaty of Limerick City ended the Williamite war in Ireland which was fought between supporters of the Catholic King James II and the Protestant King William of Orange.
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Limerick City boycott was an economic boycott waged against the small Jewish community for over two years in the first decade of the 20th century.
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In 2014, Limerick became Ireland's inaugural National City of Culture, with a variety of artistic and cultural events occurring at locations around the city throughout the year.
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The University Concert Hall located in the University of Limerick is a 1,000 seat venue and provides a large venue for national and international acts to visit the city.
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Limerick City is the home of street theatre companies, including "The Umbrella Project".
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Limerick City natives include Pulitzer Prize winning author, Frank McCourt; novelists Kate O'Brien, Michael Curtin, Kevin Barry and Donal Ryan.
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Poets from Limerick City include Michael Hogan, Desmond O'Grady, and John Liddy.
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Limerick City is the setting for Frank McCourt's memoir Angela's Ashes and the film adaptation.
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The Limerick City Museum, is located in Istabraq Hall, City Hall, Merchant's Quay.
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Main park in Limerick City is the People's Park which was opened in 1877 in memory of Richard Russell, a prominent local business man.
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Limerick City is known to be the antipodes to the Campbell Islands of New Zealand.
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Historically Limerick City was an agricultural commodity-driven economy, due to its position as the first major port along the River Shannon.
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The fishing industry in Limerick City, based on Clancy's Strand opposite King John's Castle and at Coonagh nearby, once employed hundreds of men.
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In May 2019, Bus Eireann further changed and improved the Limerick City timetable, including increased frequency and later operating times.
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Originally Limerick City port was located near the confluence of the Abbey and Shannon rivers at King's Island.
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Limerick City Institute of Technology has a student population of approximately 7,000 and is a centre for undergraduate and postgraduate education in business, engineering, information technology, humanities, science and art education.
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Griffith College Limerick City is a private college in Limerick City.
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Limerick City is currently represented in the National Leagues by the men's UL Eagles team and the women's UL Aughinish team.
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Limerick City CBS has won the cup on 10 occasions, including four in a row from 1964 to 1967 and most recently in 1993.
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Limerick City has won the Irish Senior Cup, the blue riband event of Irish amateur golf, on four occasions and was the first Irish club to win the European Club Championship, in 1980.
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Rugby Union is popular in the city and is widely played at all levels, with Limerick sometimes referred to as the "spiritual home of Irish rugby".
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Limerick City CBS won the Senior Cup on four occasions in the 1920s and 1930s and the Junior Cup in 1932.
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Limerick City FC returned to the Market's Field in June 2015, following the purchase of the venue by the Limerick City Enterprise Development Partnership from Bord na gCon.
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