Limerick Travel Guide

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Pro

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 Nice Location, Railway and Bus Station, Shopping, Cheaper than Dublin 


Con

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 Certain suburbs have given it the reputation as "the murder capital of Ireland" 


In a nutshell

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 Come & stay a while & make your own Judgements & enjoy the craic. 

 

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Things to Do  

King John's Castle

King John's Castle, Limerick

 8 Reviews  Entry is through the Visitors Centre. First you walk though a static display explaining about the castle's history, then a slide show and up to the second floor to hear a story and see some wooden carved figures (with cracks in them). Then onto a 5 min film where actors are placed in front of... 

Bunratty Castle

Bunratty Castle, Limerick

 4 Reviews  The good - easy to see Irish dancing and singing without having to go to a pub and wait until 11pm. Ample parking. Extremely talented singer and dancers and musicians. Good view from all tables, as there are two tiers of seating. The bad - 39 Euro per adult. Entertainment may have been great but the... 

St Mary's Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick

 5 Reviews  Before entering to St.Marys cathedral I took a look around its graveyard. It was kind of experience to me as I'm coming from Estonia and we have much more different graveyards in there. In this graveyard, there were short descriptions of buried people on the gravemonument which gives you glimps... 

St.Mary's Cathedral

St.Mary's Cathedral, Limerick

 3 Reviews  St.Marys exploring took one hour from me as there is so much to look. * The consistorial court * The Chapel of St.James & Mary Magdalene * The Lady Chapel * The altar * Windows * The Chapel of the Holy Spirit * The Jebb Chapel * The Misericords * The organ * The O'Brien Chapel * The Pery or... 

Hotels  

Clarion Hotel Limerick

 7 Reviews and 431 Opinions  Stay was very good - however our room faced a shipyard that was very noisy as some scrap was being... 

Adare Manor Hotel And Golf Club

 1 Review and 765 Opinions  Do yourself a favor and cough up the bucks to stay here at least one night. I know many VT'ers pride... 

Restaurants  

Dolen's

Dolen's, Limerick

 2 Reviews  Dolen's is not only a traditional Irish restaurant it is also venue for traditional music, which is performed most nights after 9 pm. It is a great ambiance for both locals and tourists. Dolen's also has a large room for concerts, which feature both traditional and contemporary groups. Split pea... 

Java's

Java's, Limerick

 2 Reviews  Carlton's is a new coffeehouse in Limerick which I sampled over the holliers. There's not much in terms of food, but the coffee is hot, strong and reviving, which is all I ask. Java is not far away from Carlton's, but I love the ambience of the place. It's very popular with thelocal college... 

Nightlife  

Various Pubs

Various Pubs, Limerick

 4 Reviews  Nightlife in Limerick is fairly limited. Pubs I would recommend are: The Cornmarket Old Quarter Charlie Chaplins Mc Daids Smyths Molly Malones The Sibin Smart Casual. Make an effort on Saturday nights. 

Dolen's

Dolen's, Limerick

 4 Reviews  It's a very typical, no frills pub but I've never had a bad time. I come to Ireland 6-8 times a year and always stop at this pub when I'm in town, I refuse to spend my evening elsewhere =) The food won't blow your mind, but it's damn good and hits the spot. Prices, to my remembrance, are good...but... 

Transportation  

Bus Service

Bus Service, Limerick

 6 Reviews  Limerick is home to a unique bus service called Concert Travel - it goes straight to big concerts and festivals. It is very handy and much cheaper than trains or staying overnight. I went to Electric Picnic with them in September - it fast fast, comfortable, no one drinking on the bus or anything... 

Train Station

Train Station, Limerick

 5 Reviews  Don't be fooled by the picture - from the 'west on track' pressure group. 2010 saw the reopening of the train line between Limerick and Galway. This is great if you are exploring the west coast of Ireland, and eventually you should be able to get all the way up to Sligo by train. There are about 4... 

Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport, Limerick

 4 Reviews  Shannon airport is Limerick's local airport, direct flights to Europe are available but fewer destinations than in the past as Ryanair have had a long running battle with the airport authority over landing fees here. Air lingus pulled out for a time and now only operate to a couple of places. Jan... 

Shopping  

Shopping / Streets / Areas

Shopping / Streets / Areas, Limerick

 7 Reviews  Cruises Street is probably the best place in Limerick City Centre for shopping. It has all the usual high street stores such as HMV, Next, River Island, Boots, Thorntons, The Body Shop, DP, Claires Accessories, Barretts, Champion Sports, Footlocker and Superdrug, New Look and Wallis. 

Warnings and Dangers  

Warnings

Warnings, Limerick

 10 Reviews  In Limerick as in any other city/town in the world you just do not travel into some area's which are considered doddgy. I could list these for limerick but you will e told of them if you ask locally and it would be unfair of me to mention them here as there are good people living in those area's of... 

What to Pack  

Rain Gear

Rain Gear, Limerick

 2 Reviews  Most everyone when they think of Ireland they think of rain, rain and more rain but it's not always like that. If you are coming during the summer it is best to bring a mixture of clothing. This year we had very good weather during the summer months with only a couple of rainy days. So it was... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Cratloe woods

Cratloe woods, Limerick

 2 Reviews  Cratloe Woods is located between Limerick City and Shannon. From the top of the hill in Cratloe you can see the whole of Limerick City. This is beautiful, especially as the street lights start to light throughout the city. 

Poulnabrone...

Poulnabrone..., Limerick

 1 Review  Check out the Poulnabrone Dolmen in the Burren area, north of Limerick. This is a tomb from about 2500-2000 bc. Burren is a beautiful area between Limerick and Galway, not that far from the Cliffs of Moher. 

Sports & Outdoors  

Rugby

Rugby, Limerick

 2 Reviews  Limerick is known as the spiritual home of Irish Rugby and if you are in Limerick between September and April you should visit Thomand Park and catch a Munster Rugby game. Munster which is the provincial team representing the counties of Limerick, Cork, Kerry, Clare, Waterford and Tipperary and this... 

Gaelic Games

Gaelic Games, Limerick

 2 Reviews  GAA sports are played in the stadium. Limerick County Gaelic Football and Hurling teams home stadium. The stadium has recently been refurbished increasing the capacity to 50,000. I would highly recommend that you try to attend a game of Hurling if you are lucky enough to get tickets. Hurling is... 

Favorites  

King John's Castle

King John's Castle, Limerick

 4 Reviews  There is so many leyers in this city. Oldest part of the Limerick is around King John's Castle. I have'nt discovered everything yet. But this castle sure dominates the view of the city. Thomond Bridge is the earliest bridge in river Shannon. The current bridge was built in 1836, replacing the... 

Limerick Treaty Stone

Limerick Treaty Stone, Limerick

 1 Review  Check out the Limerick Treaty Stone. It was in 1691 that the Limerick Treaty is said to have been signed when Limerick finally fell into English hands. This stone can be found near the castle if you cross the Thomond Bridge and immediately turn left onto Clancy's Strand. On your left you will see... 

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