LIMERICK CITY AND COUNTY 2022

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Over the years I have had problems when it came to getting my sites to work well with mobile devices but within the last week I have found two possible solutions.

The First solution is Sparkle and the second solution is headless wordpress but bot require me to operate my own servers.

WordPress is a monolith application where the backend and the frontend parts are tightly wound together. The backend is where the management comes in, where you can create, edit, add, and delete content, including changing appearance configurations. In contrast, the frontend is responsible for displaying the content to the user.

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This year I spent a week in Limerick and I had an excellent room at Pery's Hotel which reopened in February 2022. For me the main advantage is that it is close to the Train Station and this is important because my equipment is heavy and bulky.

I could not book a room in 2021 as the hotel was closed because of Covid-19 restrictions and I could not visit Limerick in 2020. This year when I visited the Pery Hotel I noticed many changes but when I spoke to the staff they claimed that ownership had not changed. However, the hotel was recently on the market with an asking price of €3,500,000 and it was described as follows:

"Pery’s Hotel is located on Glentworth Street in the heart of Limerick city centre. Glentworth Street is just off O’Connell Street, the main thoroughfare in the city. The hotel is in close proximity to Colbert Station Limerick’s main train/bus Station, Shannon Airport and all the amenities the vibrant city of Limerick has to offer.

Limerick is a tourist attraction for both domestic and international visitors and provides a gateway to the south and west. Areas of interest nearby include, The Ring of Kerry, Kenmare and Cobh. Pery’s Hotel is approximately 26km from Shannon International Airport, 100km from Cork, 99km from Galway and 203km from Dublin.

Located on the prominent corner position at the junction of Glentworth Street and Catherine Street is Pery’s Hotel which has been in operation as a hotel since 1878. This four storey over basement hotel has well-appointed accommodation to include 61 en-suite bedrooms which provide a mixture of family, double and single bedrooms. With three different size conference rooms the hotel is ideal for hosting corporate events, functions or weddings. The reception area, Tait’s Gastro Bar and restaurant provide a tranquil environment for guests to dine and relax, along with the gym and sauna facilities.

Currently there is a service agreement in place for the academic year 2019/2020 with an American University on a Discover the World Study abroad programme, which runs from Late August to Mid-December and again from early January to Mid-May, full details can be found in the Data Room. The hotel has the benefit of an additional income stream from two retail tenants located on Catherine Street."

It is interesting to note that the hotel was on the market as a going concern back in 2007 with an asking price of €8,000,000.

During my visit [April 2022] I notice many young American guests. Years ago the hotel was full with visitors from the UK who visited the same time every year. It would appear that the UK trade has greatly reduced because of Brexit which is a bit surprising as it is no more difficult for British citizens to holiday [live or work] in Ireland.

Shortly before I was due to arrive at the hotel they contacted offering me the opportunity to cancel as they were not in a position to offer dining or bar facilities but as I have a policy of not availing of such facilities this was not a problem for me.

Pery Square is a Georgian Terrace located in the Newtown Pery area of Limerick city, Ireland. The terrace was constructed as a speculative development by the Pery Square Tontine Company between 1835 and 1838. The square was named in honour of the politician Edmund Sexton Perry. The terrace is notable as one of the finest examples of late Georgian architecture in Limerick and Ireland.

The architect James Pain supervised the construction of the terrace and may well have been responsible for the design. The contractor was Pierse Creagh from Ennis. By 1838, the houses forming this terrace were let to tenants. The tontine development was the only area of square that was finished. The remaining plots (around the planned square) which were earmarked for development in Davis Ducart's plan for Newtown Pery were never realised and were left undeveloped.

Opposite Pery Square is the People's Park which adds to the surrounds of the area. The development was the last of the great Georgian Era developments in Limerick as the years that followed heralded an end to the Georgian prosperity and a beginning to a crippling economic decline in Ireland caused by the Great Famine. Limerick was not to see development of that scale again as was seen in Newtown Pery until the Celtic Tiger years.


Today, a Boutique Hotel is trading at No 1 Pery Square. No 2 Pery Square has been extensively redeveloped by Limerick Civic Trust and is now in use as a Georgian Museum. The rest of the houses are being used to various degrees. Limerick City Gallery of Art is also located at Pery Square opposite the tontine as is Limerick's War Memorial. St. Michael's Church of Ireland, a gothic structure stands at the southern end of Pery Square terminating the vista of the street to the south. Saint Michael's Church adds immeasurably to the importance of Pery Square as the unrivalled Georgian streetscape outside of Georgian Dublin.


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CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEARTTHE CRESCENT IN LIMERICK

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The Jesuits moved into the current house in 1862 and started building the church in 1864.

It was begun during the rectorship of Fr. Thomas Kelly. The church was dedicated in 1869, although still unfinished in 1897. Designed by William Edward Corbett and supervised by Charles Geoghegan on the site of Crescent House.

It breaks the uniformity of The Crescent, giving it a focus and adding interest to the Georgian fabric. In 1867, Charles Lanyon and John McCurdy were the arbitrators and Sir John Benson the umpire, in the arbitration case of the failure of the roof of the new church. The builders were Mssers Ryan & Son. In 1900 William Henry Byrne made designs for a proposed façade.

ERIC'S PUB IN LIMERICK SAINT JOSEPH'S STREET - EMMET PLACE

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This pub was owned and operated by Eric and Florence Lynch but unfortunately, for health reasons, they decided to close it in 1997. Florence and Eric, who passed away within a year of each other and were very well known and much liked in Limerick.

NORTH CAMPUS IN COUNTY CLARELIMERICK UNIVERSITY APRIL 2022

NORTH CAMPUS LIMERICK UNIVERSITY
The arena hosted the 2010 Special Olympics Ireland Games, from 9 to 13 June. In one of the year's largest Irish sporting events, 1,900 Special Olympians from throughout Ireland participated in the games.

LIMERICK UNIVERSITY CAMPUSTHE OLDER CAMPUS IS IN COUNTY LIMERICK

OLDER CAMPUS
When I was young my father often referred to UL as the American University because elements of the US university system were adopted, including cooperative education, grade point average marking and the trimester system. During the 1970s, limited public financing led management to seek World Bank and European Investment Bank funding.

THE DOCK ROAD LIMERICK APRIL 2022

THE DOCK ROAD LIMERICK APRIL 2022
The main item of interest along dock road is the Bannatyne Mill building which is described as follows: A most imposing and rare industrial building with a larger than life expression of Victorian industrial architecture, erected to the designs of William Sidney Cox. The builders were McCarthy and Guerin …

THE HAVEN PUB WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1866 DAVIS STREET IN LIMERICK

THE HAVEN HAS CEASED TRADING
According to Google Maps this pub, established in 1866, has ceased trading.

Back in 2016 I came across the following message online: :We at The Haven Bar would like to thank all our customers & friends for your understanding while we carry out the necessary works and renovations to the premises .Good news is that renovations are progressing well and we hope to be reopened soon. We would like to thank you all for your support and well wishes. Looking forward to seeing you soon."

The owner of McCoys John Costello was interviewed by a local newspaper and they indicated that they had the Limerick bar stripped, transported and rebuilt as an authentic Irish bar in Alicante.

RICHARD RUSSELL MEMORIAL FOUNTAINHAS A TWIN IN BELFAST

RICHARD RUSSELL MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN APRIL 2022
The fountain, the only one of its kind in the State, has been returned to the Peoples’ Park after spending 7 months being carefully restored by Eura Conservation in Telford. …

PEOPLE'S PUBLIC PARKLIMERICK APRIL 2022

APRIL 2022 VISIT TO THE PEOPLES PUBLIC PARK IN LIMERICK

THE WHISTLING BRIDGESHANNON BRIDGE APRIL 2022

THE WHISTLING BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER SHANNON

UNEXPECTED STREET ARTSHANNON BRIDGE APRIL 2022

UNEXPECTED STREET ART ON THE SHANNON BRIDGE

ST SAVIOURS CHURCHLIMERICK APRIL 2022

ST SAVIOURS CHURCH APRIL 2022

THOMOND WEIRLIMERICK APRIL 2022

THOMOND WEIR APRIL 2022

BROWN'S QUAYLIMERICK APRIL 2022

BROWN

MEMORIAL PLAQUE AT BROWN'S QUAYLIMERICK APRIL 2022

MEMORIAL PLAQUE AT BROWN

KINSELLA'S BARNEW ROAD LIMERICK APRIL 2022

KINSELLAS BAR APRIL 2022

THE TREATY STONELIMERICK APRIL 2022

THE TREATY STONE APRIL 2022



FORMER RYAN HOTELENNIS ROAD APRIL 2022

THE FORMER RYAN HOTEL IN LIMERICK APRIL 2022


CLARE STREET PUBLIC PARKLIMERICK APRIL 2022

CLARE STREET PUBLIC PARK APRIL 2022

OLD CLARE STREETLIMERICK APRIL 2022

OLD CLARE STREET IN LIMERICK APRIL 2022

PARK ENTRANCE ARCHCLARE STREET PUBLIC PARK APRIL 2022

MAIN ENTRANCE TO CLARE STREET PUBLIC PARK APRIL 2022


TAIT ORNATE FOUNTAINO'BRIEN PUBLIC PARK APRIL 2022

PRNATE TAIT DRINKING FOUNTAIN APRIL 2022

TAIT CLOCKBAKER PLACE LIMERICK APRIL 2022

TAIT CLOCK IN LIMERICK APRIL 2022

SYLVESTER O’HALLORAN FOOT BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHED APRIL 2022

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THE BLACK BRIDGE AT PLASSEYPHOTOGRAPHED APRIL 2022

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I ABSOLVE YOU AT SAINT SAVIOUR'S BY TIMOTHY SCHMALZ

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KILMURRY VILLAGE AND NEARBYLIMERICK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

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NEW WILD GEESE MUSEUM IN LIMERICK ST MUNCHIN'S CHURCH AND GRAVEYARD

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KNOWN TO THE STUDENTS AS BROWN THOMASSCULPTURE AT LIMERICK UNIVERSITY

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MY FAVOURITE ORANGE COWHOOK AND LADDER IN LIMERICK

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MOUNT SAINT LAWRENCE CEMETERYAPRIL 2022

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THE HORSE AND HOUNDA PUB ON MULGRAVE STREET IN LIMERICK

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THIS IS THE POISED PORTALAND IT IS BY EILEEN MCDONAGH

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PERY'S HOTELGLENTWORTH STREET IN LIMERICK

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