What to see in Limerick City Centre, from The Hunt Museum on
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 13 of 19. Mapped inside Limerick City Centre’s neighbourhood are 5 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 14. The centre alone has 15 within 1 km. For a longer trip, Bunratty Castle lies 13 km away.
Limerick City Centre’s best known
Along with The Hunt Museum, see 2 museums, an art gallery and a natural landscape.
MuseumThe Hunt Museumin townMuseumMuseumLimerick City Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryOrmston Housein townNatural landscapeNatural landscapeShannon Estuary Wayin townHistoric houseHistoric houseTait's Clockin townMuseumMuseumKing John's Castle300 m outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Out at 5 km is Ardnacrusha Tours, the farthest.
The dashed line is Limerick City Centre’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
13 museums or galleries and 5 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Limerick City Centre. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
19 places in all: 5 in town and 14 within 5 km of its edge.
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8Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
9Limerick City Gallery of Art
Art museum housed in the former Limerick City Carnegie Library.
10The People's Museum of Limerick
Local history museum in Limerick, Ireland.
11The 5 inside Limerick City Centre come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Limerick City Centre → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Limerick City Centre →
Days out
The 12 days out are led by Bunratty Castle, 13 km away.
CastleBunratty Castle13 km west
CastleCarrigogunnell Castle8 km west
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey16 km east
CastleKnappogue Castle20 km northwest
CathedralEnnis Cathedral31 km northwest
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches20 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare15 km southwest
MuseumCraggaunowen20 km northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary31 km northwest
CastleBallymarkahan Castle21 km northwest
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey16 km south
Abbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare15 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Limerick City Centre (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Before a day out in Limerick City Centre
What are the main attractions in Limerick City Centre?
The best known inside Limerick City Centre’s neighbourhood are The Hunt Museum, Limerick City Museum, Ormston House and Shannon Estuary Way. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 14 more within 5 km.
Does Limerick City Centre have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Limerick City Centre: The Hunt Museum, Limerick City Museum, Ormston House and King John's Castle.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Limerick City Centre?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Adare (Office of Public Works), 15 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Limerick City Centre?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (13 km), Carrigogunnell Castle (8 km), Glenstal Abbey (16 km), Knappogue Castle (20 km).
How is this list made?
From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (18)
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Limerick City Gallery of Art: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The People's Museum of Limerick: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanning's Castle: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigogunnell Castle: Stevesphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Adare: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustinian Abbey Adare: Glenn Wallace GRW144, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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