County Limerick Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county in Ireland
About County Limerick
The River Shannon descends steeply to the city of Limerick, where it enters a broad shallow estuary bordered by good farmland. The earliest known human settlements, from 3000 BC, are preserved at Lough Gur. Christianity arrived with St Patrick in the 5th century, and petty kingdoms evolved - the lower Shannon became part of Munster, which covered the southwest quarter of Ireland. From the 9th century the Vikings raided the area then settled, calling itHlymrekrwhich means low-lying and fertile. As elsewhere in Ireland, they were overthrown by the native Irish in the 10th / 11th C, who in turn came under the rule of the Anglo-Normans. In 1205 King John began the construction of a castle on a river island at the tidal limit of the Shannon, which became the nucleus of the city of Limerick. The
Top Attractions in County Limerick
Explore the best things to see and do in County Limerick:
- ★Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum
- ★Knockpatrick Gardens
County Limerick Travel Guide Sections
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