14 July 2026
Elm Hill, Co Limerick
Elm Hill, County Limerick, was built around 1790 for the Studdert family as an elegant Georgian country residence. The six-bay, two-storey house stood over a raised basement and contained spacious reception rooms, nine bedrooms, servants’ quarters, kitchens, cellars and service rooms. Following the Great Famine, it was offered for sale and described as being in excellent repair. The property remained substantial for generations but gradually fell vacant and deteriorated. A 2008 architectural survey praised its limestone doorcase, carved timber entrance, slate-hung elevations, fireplaces and decorative plasterwork. Its recognised importance led to designation as a protected structure under Irish planning legislation.
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14 July 2026
Glenduff Castle Restored
This reconstructed view presents Glenduff Castle in County Limerick as it may have appeared before its destruction in 1922. The imposing residence combines the fortified character of an earlier seventeenth-century tower house with the Gothic Revival additions created for the Ievers family around 1840. Tall crenellated towers, pointed windows, battlements and a formal central entrance give the building a commanding presence. Set within carefully maintained lawns and mature woodland, the castle reflects the scale and confidence of a nineteenth-century Irish country estate. The image offers a plausible visual impression rather than a definitive record of its original appearance or grandeur.
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16 July 2026
Teampall Nua in Ruins
The old church near Holycross, County Limerick, was recorded as a ruin by 1642. In 1679, Rachael Bourchier, Countess of Bath, restored the building, just one year before her death. Thereafter it became known as the New Church, or Teampall Nua in Irish, and served local Church of Ireland parishioners. A belfry was added during the restoration, giving the structure a distinctive profile. Although the church later fell out of use and returned to ruin, its surviving walls, arched openings and graveyard remain important reminders of seventeenth-century religious life and the long history of worship at this historic site today.
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9 July 2026
King John’s Castle (1922)
King John’s Castle stands beside the River Shannon at Curragower Falls, with broken water, river rocks and the castle’s stone frontage visible across the scene. The round towers, curtain walls and riverside defences remain central, while the burned Castle Barracks appears roofless and blackened within the enclosure. Thomond Bridge is visible to the left, with nearby trees, older buildings and a church tower rising beyond the castle walls. The river surface shows ripples, reflections and shallow movement below the fortifications. The image presents the castle after damage, set within the wider early twentieth century Limerick urban riverside landscape after 1922.
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15 July 2026
George Street, Limerick
In 1900, George Street, now O’Connell Street, formed the commercial heart of Edwardian Limerick. Its broad thoroughfare was lined with elegant Georgian buildings, busy shops, hotels and offices, while horse-drawn carts, carriages and pedestrians filled the roadway. Street traders added colour and activity to the city’s principal avenue. Among its notable establishments were the Cruises Royal Hotel, MacMahon’s Temperance Hotel and respected merchants such as O’Mahony & Company. The street reflected Limerick’s growing prosperity at the opening of the twentieth century, combining refined architecture with energetic daily commerce and serving as a central meeting place for residents, visitors and travellers…
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