Editing Limerick (section)

==Places of interest==
{{see also|Architecture of Limerick|List of public art in Limerick}}
[[File:LimerickSunsetPotatoMarket.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Sylvester O'Halloran]] Bridge]]
Limerick city is approximately 25&nbsp;km from [[Shannon Airport]]. Tourist attractions in the city centre include [[Limerick City Museum]], [[King John's Castle (Limerick)|King John's Castle]] (1210), [[St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick|St Mary's Cathedral]] (1168), the [[Hunt Museum]], [[The People's Museum of Limerick]], the [[University of Limerick]], Georgian houses and gardens and the [[Treaty of Limerick|Treaty Stone]].  There are several seasonal tours, including [[Angela's Ashes]] walking tour of Limerick City, a historical walking tour, and kayaking tours along the [[River Shannon]].

The city centre is divided between the traditional areas of "English Town" on the southern end of King's Island, which includes King John's Castle; "Irish Town", which includes the older streets on the south bank; and the current economic centre further south, called "[[Newtown Pery, Limerick|Newtown Pery]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://limerickslife.com/street-names-n/|title=Limerick city street names beginning with N|work=Limerick's Life|date=20 April 2012|access-date=13 May 2014|archive-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514073224/http://limerickslife.com/street-names-n/|url-status=live}}</ref> Newtown Pery was built in the late 18th century before the [[Act of Union 1800|Act of Union]] and, unusually for an Irish city and unique in Limerick, is laid out on a [[grid plan]]. The [[Limerick Museum]] (formerly aka the Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum), is located in the Old Franciscan Friary in Henry Street. It contains displays on Limerick's history and manufactures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museum.limerick.ie/ |title=LimerickCity.ie/CityMuseum |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626193517/http://museum.limerick.ie/ |archive-date=26 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.limerick.ie/discover/eat-see-do/arts-culture/museums/limerick-museum|title=Limerick Museum|access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref>

[[File:St Johns Cathedral Limerick Ireland.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[St. John's Cathedral, Limerick|St John's Cathedral]]]]
[[File:Limerick-St-Marys-Katedral-2012.JPG|thumb|[[St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick|St Mary's Cathedral]]]]

The Georgian core of the city, with its [[Georgian architecture]] in the Newtown Pery, was developed from the mid-18th century. This core includes O'Connell Street (George Street before independence) from the Cecil Street intersection running to the southwest end of the Crescent, and southeast to Pery Street including Glentworth Street and Barrington Street. Other buildings of architectural note in the city are [[St. John's Cathedral, Limerick|St John's Cathedral]], designed by the notable Victorian architect, [[Philip Charles Hardwick]]. St Mary's Cathedral, at over 800 years old, is one of the oldest in Ireland. St John's Cathedral is more modern.

The [[Hunt Museum]] is based in the historic 18th-century former Custom House. The museum was established to house a collection of approximately 2000 works of art and antiquities formed by [[John Hunt (antiquarian)|John and Gertrude Hunt]] during their lifetimes.

The main park in Limerick is the [[People's Park (Limerick)|People's Park]] which was opened in 1877 in memory of Richard Russell, a prominent local businessman. The park is dominated by the Thomas Spring Rice memorial (MP for the city 1820–1832) and has a large collection of mature [[deciduous]] and evergreen trees.

Limerick city centre changed significantly with the construction of several modern high-rise buildings in the early 2000s, in particular as part of the regeneration of the former docks area along the Dock Road. The suburban areas, where the majority of the population now live, have grown out from the centre along the main roads to Ennis (North Circular and Ennis Road areas/[[Caherdavin]]), Dublin ([[Castletroy]] and the university) and Cork (Ballinacurra/Dooradoyle/Raheen). Suburban houses are generally two-floor semi-detached homes for single families. These were built from the 1950s onwards in large estates by government projects and commercial developments, although there are many examples of Edwardian and older 1930s suburban homes on the main suburban thoroughfares leading towards the city (North & South Circular, Ballinacurra Road, O'Connell Avenue).

[[File:O'Connell Monument to Daniel O'Connell at O'Connell Avenue, Limerick City.jpg|thumb|left|O'Connell Monument to Daniel O'Connell at The Crescent]]

Limerick city's nightlife is supported by a number of nightclubs and pubs which offer music. For example, Dolan's Warehouse is a small music venue that hosts local, national, and international folk, indie, jazz, rock, and traditional Irish music acts.<ref name="dolans">{{cite web|url=https://www.dolans.ie/about-us|title=Our Story - Beginnings|website=dolans.ie|access-date=13 June 2020|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613212736/https://www.dolans.ie/about-us|url-status=live}}</ref>

In County Limerick, [[Adare]] village and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, approximately 35&nbsp;km (22 miles/30 minutes) from Limerick City along the scenic coastal N69 route from Limerick to Tralee, are also attractions. [[Bunratty Castle]] in County Clare is another local attraction, and is situated 15.4&nbsp;km north of the city.{{fact|date=December 2023}}