10 July 2026
Baker Place
At Baker Place in early twentieth-century Limerick, Saint Saviour’s Dominican Church stands at the centre of a broad cobbled streetscape, its Gothic stone façade, rose window, pointed arches, and carved doorways giving the scene a strong ecclesiastical presence. To the right, Tait’s Clock rises above the roadway as a civic landmark, balanced by red-brick industrial buildings and smoking chimneys behind it. Period pedestrians, a horse-drawn cart, street lamps, and a small wooden kiosk add everyday activity. The view captures a city shaped by faith, industry, commerce, public memory, and the architectural confidence of Edwardian urban life in Limerick’s historic core.
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16 July 2026
Castlegarde Castle
Castlegarde Castle, near Cappamore in County Limerick, is regarded as Ireland’s oldest continuously inhabited castle. Established by the O’Brien family around 1190, its five-storey medieval tower rises from a limestone outcrop, strengthening its defensive position. Original features include an internal well and a murder hole above the entrance passage. In 1820, Waller O’Grady commissioned architects James and George Pain to add a castellated Gothic extension, harmonised with the ancient keep. A carved head of Brian Boru overlooks the entrance, while three unusual stone figures representing Bacchus, Pallas Athene and Aphrodite survive within the gatehouse. Today, it remains a private residence.
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10 July 2026
Aerial Limerick
A hazy bird’s-eye view of Limerick in the 1920s stretches across rooftops, chimneys, lanes, and terraces fading into mist. Smoke rises from houses and workshops, softening the city skyline and giving the scene a wintery industrial atmosphere. A tall church spire dominates the distance, standing above packed streets and modest dwellings, while long rows of buildings suggest dense urban life along the Shannon. The elevated perspective captures Limerick as a working city of faith, labour, and close-knit neighbourhoods. Though blurred by age and weather, the photograph preserves a rare panoramic impression of everyday Limerick between war, industry, and memory.
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16 July 2026
Limerick Horse
By 1900, Limerick’s great long-distance stagecoach era had largely disappeared, replaced by the expanding railway network. Horse-drawn vehicles nevertheless remained essential throughout the city and surrounding countryside. Large brakes and passenger wagons carried groups on local journeys, outings and transfers, while hackney cars, jaunting cars, drays and private carriages crowded the streets. Horses also transported goods from the docks, breweries, distilleries and railway station. This reconstructed scene captures a group of formally dressed men aboard a substantial horse-drawn vehicle, reflecting a transitional age when steam powered intercity travel, but horses still firmly supported Limerick’s everyday commercial, urban and social life.
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15 July 2026
Heart Edwardian
At the beginning of the twentieth century, George Street stood at the centre of commercial life in Limerick. Today known as O’Connell Street, it was bordered by impressive Georgian buildings housing hotels, shops, offices and established local businesses. Horse-drawn carts, private carriages and crowds of pedestrians moved constantly along the busy thoroughfare, while traders brought additional noise and colour to the scene. Landmarks included the Royal Hotel, MacMahon’s Temperance Hotel and firms such as O’Mahony & Company. The street’s elegant architecture and lively commerce made it one of Edwardian Limerick’s most important and recognisable urban spaces for residents and visitors.
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