02 Feb Bunratty Castle
Bunratty Castle is just outside Limerick and worth a visit on any Ireland tours. If you are in the area it is a must see attraction. The little pub/restaurant beside it...
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11 Apr Foynes Flying Boat Museum , Limerick
Now this is a real hidden gem if you are tours of Ireland. The port of Foynes was the fulcrum point for air traffic between the United States and Europe. These famous flying boats were frequent visitors , carrying a diverse range of people from celebrities...
05 Apr Limerick Museum
A museum which is not one of the best known on tours of Ireland but well worth a visit. The museum is owned and operated by Limerick City Council. It was fist opened to the public in 1916 as part of the city library in Perry Square. In...
30 Mar An Irish Limerick
On any tours of Ireland you may hear of a Limerick or actually listen to one. Some of the books of Limericks are real hidden gems and great fun. A Limerick is a short, humorous, often nonsensical verse of five lines that have a particular pattern...
19 Jan Hunt Museum , Limerick , Ireland
This is a museum of art and Celtic artifacts worth seeing on any tours of Ireland. Art historian and connoisseur John Hunt advised many collectors , including William Randolph Hearst. Hunt and his wife , Gertrude , also assembled their own eclectic collection of objets d'art , which...
07 Jun River Shannon
The longest river in Ireland or Britain. The Shannon rises in the "Shannon Pot" in County Cavan ...
08 Jan St Johns Castle , Limerick
Limerick may not be on the itineraries of many Ireland tours but the castle in the city is interesting and a hidden gem worth looking at. St Johns Castle was built between 1200 and 1210 and was repaired and extended many time in the following centuries. The...
04 Jan History of Limerick
If you visit Limerick on your tours of Ireland then be aware of its history. It is very interesting. The Vikings founded Limerick in 922 AD. It was an obvious place to build a town because it was an island between the Shannon and the Abbey River...