Must-see attractions in Limerick City

  • Shannon River with Thomond Bridge and King Johns Castle

    King John's Castle

    Limerick City

    An obdurate and brooding Norman mass looming over the River Shannon, Limerick's showpiece castle, with its vast curtain walls and towers, was built on the…

  • Hunt Museum

    Limerick City

    Although named for its benefactors, this museum, opened in 1997, is also a treasure hunt. Visitors are encouraged to open drawers and poke around the…

  • Frank McCourt Museum

    Limerick City

    This museum dedicated to Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, can be found in his former school building in Limerick's Georgian quarter. The museum…

  • Limerick City Gallery of Art

    Limerick City

    Limerick's art gallery adjoins the peaceful People's Park in the heart of Georgian Limerick. Among its permanent collection of paintings from the last 300…

  • Thomond Park Stadium

    Limerick City

    From 1995 until 2007, the Munster province rugby team was undefeated in this legendary stadium; it was also the venue for their famous victories over New…

  • St Mary's Cathedral

    Limerick City

    Limerick's ancient cathedral was founded in 1168 by Donal Mór O'Brien, king of Munster. Parts of the 12th-century Romanesque western doorway, nave and…

  • People's Park

    Limerick City

    This lovely wooded park in Pery Sq at the heart of Georgian Limerick is an excellent place for collapsing onto the grass with a chunky novel when the sun…

  • Bishop's Palace

    Limerick City

    The 18th-century Bishop’s Palace was once home to the city's Protestant bishops, and now houses the offices of Limerick Civic Trust, a conservation body…

  • Daniel O'Connell Monument

    Limerick City

    This bronze statue of Daniel O'Connell, depicting the hero of Catholic emancipation as a Roman senator complete with toga, was unveiled in 1857. It stands…

  • Treaty Stone

    Limerick City

    The Treaty Stone marks the spot on the west bank of the River Shannon where the Treaty of Limerick was signed in 1691, guaranteeing religious freedom for…

  • Toll House

    Limerick City

    Crenellated Gothic-style folly next to Thomond Bridge, dating to the 1840s.