- Address
- South Circular Road, Limerick
- Type
- Monastery
- NIAH reg. no.
- 21521010
Saint Alphonsus's Convent
South Circular Road, Limerick, Dock
About Saint Alphonsus's Convent
The National Inventory rates Saint Alphonsus's Convent Regional, one of 298 in Dock. Its record dates Saint Alphonsus's Convent to 1860–1870. 152 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
The Redemptorists were established in 1732 by the Italian Alphonsus Liguori, who was later canonized. The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) was finally approved by Pope Benedict XIV in 1749.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 21521010 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 21521010↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
Dock · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Saint Alphonsus's ConventStart here
- 2Mount GerardRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Celtic VillaRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4LornaRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 5Saint Philomena's SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
24 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Show the other 6
Recorded churches around Dock
There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Saint Saviour's Catholic Church in Limerick City Centre is the nearest, at 800 m.
Questions about Saint Alphonsus's Convent
Is Saint Alphonsus's Convent on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 21521010).
Can you visit Saint Alphonsus's Convent?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Saint Alphonsus's Convent built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1860–1870.
Is Saint Alphonsus's Convent protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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