Limerick City & County

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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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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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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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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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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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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.

Close colour view of a boy seated on a riverside rock fishing at Curragower Falls, with boats, King John’s Castle, Castle Barracks and Thomond Bridge visible behind him.

Castle River View

A reconstructed view of the River Shannon at Limerick City shows King John’s Castle, Thomond Bridge and the surrounding riverside buildings in a calm heritage scene. A young boy sits fishing from the rocky bank in the foreground, while small wooden boats rest quietly on the reflective water. The castle walls, bridge arches, church towers and old houses combine to suggest the layered history of the city. Although not an original period photograph, the image presents an atmospheric AI-assisted reconstruction of old Limerick, designed to evoke memory, place, childhood, river life and the enduring presence of the Shannon itself there.