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190buildings on the National Inventory
History of Limerick City Centre · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Limerick City Centre: 15% of homes built before 1919

Against 3.4% in the typical town, Limerick City Centre has 4 times the share. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Limerick City Centre counts 190 buildings, one of them of national importance. Few towns its size have as much: 553 per 10,000 residents, more than 97% of them. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1730.

1of national importance1730oldest record10archaeological sites
On the National Inventory
190
553 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
10
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1730
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
15%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures

Old and new: 7 photos and 6 old views of Limerick City Centre

Look out for Sarsfield Bridge and The Milk Market. Pictures exist for 7 of the places Limerick City Centre has on the record. The oldest view of Limerick City Centre dates from 1860, the latest old one from 1910.

The Milk MarketThe Milk MarketRegional rating (NIAH)Saint Saviour's Catholic ChurchSaint Saviour's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)Pier, LimerickPier, Limerick (pier / jetty)Regional rating (NIAH)Ball's BridgeBall's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)Limerick 1916 MemorialLimerick 1916 MemorialRegional rating (NIAH)+2See all photos

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Through time

Limerick City Centre from 1860 to 1910

6 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.

Unidentified photograph from the Stereo-pair collection- Location Identified as St Saviour's Church and the Tait Memorial Clock in Limerick1860s
VictorianUnidentified photograph from the Stereo-pair collection- Location Identified as…Photo: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
Mathew Bridge, Limerickc. 1880
VictorianMathew Bridge, LimerickPhoto: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
George Street, Limerick1890
VictorianGeorge Street, LimerickPhoto: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
Lard Packing House1900
VictorianLard Packing HousePhoto: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
The Club on the Bridge - Shannon Rowing Club, Limerick1900s
VictorianThe Club on the Bridge - Shannon Rowing Club, LimerickPhoto: Robert French / National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; photographer died 1917
Life on Patrick Street, Limerick1910
EdwardianLife on Patrick Street, LimerickPhoto: Robert French / National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; photographer died 1917

From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.

The map

Where Limerick City Centre’s history is

Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.

Abbey House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1790ACC Bank · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1930–1950Arch, 36 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1940Athenaeum Building · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840Athenaeum Hall · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860Avondale · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1840Bakery, 24 Sarsfield Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1910Ball's Bridge · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1840Bank of Ireland · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1900Bank, 32-33 William Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1910Bank, 63 O'Connell Street, Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1850Bank, 7 Sarsfield Street, Henry Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Bank, Glentworth Street, Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845Bruce House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1810Building misc, Henry Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820Carmody's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1870Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Central Buildings and Christ Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1935–1940Church, 31-33 Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1840Commercial Buildings · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1810Department store, 7-9 William Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1890DNG Chesser · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830Fergusons · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1865Friary, Henry Street, Bedford Row, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Gates, Chapel Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830General Post Office · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910Granary, 53 Thomas Street, Augustinian Lane, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1890Grand Central Cinema · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1920Hall, 8-9 Lower Cecil Street, Henry Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Hartigans Horse Repository · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1930Hibernian House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790House, 10 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830House, 10 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 10 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 10 Mallow Street, Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 100 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 101 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 11 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 11 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 11 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 11 Mallow Street, Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1840House, 112 O'Connell Street, Shannon Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 113 O'Connell Street, Shannon Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 12 Davis Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 12 Glentworth Street, Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 12 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 13 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 13 Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1840House, 14 Lower Mallow Street, Theatre Lane, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 14 Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1840House, 15 Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1840House, 16 William Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 17 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 18 Thomas Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840House, 19 Denmark Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840House, 19A-20 Catherine Street, Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 2-3 Little Catherine Street, Limerick Lane, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 20 Broad Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 22 Patrick Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790House, 23 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1840House, 23 Sarsfield Street, Liddy Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 24 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1840House, 25 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1840House, 26 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1840House, 28 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1840House, 3 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830House, 3 Lower Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 3 Pery Street, Myles Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1830House, 32 Cecil Street, Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1840House, 34 O'Connell Street, Roches Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 35 Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 35 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 37 Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 37 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1825House, 38 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 39 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 4 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830House, 40 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 40-41 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 42 Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1880House, 42 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 42 O'Connell Street, Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 43 O'Connell Street, Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 44-44A O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 45 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 46 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 46 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 47 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 5 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830House, 5 Patrick Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800House, 5 Rutland Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1800House, 50 Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 50 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 51 Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 51 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1805House, 53 O'Connell Street, Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 54 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 55 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1840House, 56 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 57 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 58 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 6 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830House, 6 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 6 Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 61 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 62 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 62 William Street, Little Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820House, 7 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830House, 7 Davis Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, 7 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 7 Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 8 Bank Place, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1760House, 8 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830House, 8 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 8 Lower Mallow Street, Henry Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 8 Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 85 O'Connell Street, Lower Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 86 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 87 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 88 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 89 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 9 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1830House, 9 Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 9 Lower Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 9 Mallow Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 9 Rutland Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800House, 90 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 91 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 92 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 93 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 98 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 99 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, Henry Street, Sarsfield Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840James Gleeson · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820Kylemore House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1840Lamp standard, Glentworth Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900Leonards · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Limerick 1916 Memorial · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1950–1955Limerick Boat Club · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Limerick Chamber of Commerce · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1795–1880Limerick General Post Office · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1940–1960Market place, Lower Glentworth Street, Henry Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910McKerns Printing Works · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850Meeting house, 36 Cecil Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1810Office, 11-12 Bedford Row, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1940Ormston House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1990Orphanage, Pery Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Outbuilding, 114 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810P. Deegan · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1780Parkview House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1850Pery House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1840Pier, Limerick (pier / jetty) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Pier, Limerick (pier / jetty) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Post box, Mallow Street, Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1901–1915Post box, O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910Post box, Roches Street, Catherine Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910Post box, William Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Presbytery, Saint Michael's Catholic Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Railway Hotel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820Restaurant, 11-12 William Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870Rutland House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Saint Augustine's Catholic Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1935–1945Saint Augustine's Priory · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820Saint Michael's Catholic Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1890Saint Saviour's Catholic Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1960Sarsfield Bridge · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1835Shannon Rowing Club · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Shop, 13 William Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Shop, 22 O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Shop, 31 Roches Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1880Shop, 58-59 Thomas Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Shop, 9 Roches Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900Shop, Sarsfield Street, O'Connell Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1930–1950Store, 15 Roches Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1750Store, 16 Roches Street, Anne Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1750Store, 20 Denmark Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1820Store, 22 Roches Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820Store, 3-4 Robert Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820Store, 9 Ellen Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1780Store, Henry Street, Shannon Street, Limerick · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800Tait's Monument · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870The Bishop's Palace · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1790The Granary · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800The Milk Market · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820The Old Maternity Hospital · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1830The Sarsfield Bar · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1790Tom Collins · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1880Ulster Bank · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810Williams's Stores · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800The Hunt Museum · National rating (NIAH) · 1765–1769
National and InternationalRegional and other sites

Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.

The 190, by rating
1 National and International189 Regional and other sites

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.

Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).

National and International

One place of national importance in Limerick City Centre

Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.

Regional and other sites

189 more historic places in Limerick City Centre

Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.

All 48, A to Z
ACC BankAbbey HouseAthenaeum BuildingAthenaeum HallAvondaleBall's BridgeBank of IrelandBruce HouseCarmody'sCatholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionCentral Buildings and Christ ChurchCommercial BuildingsDNG ChesserFergusonsGeneral Post OfficeGrand Central CinemaHartigans Horse RepositoryHibernian HouseJames GleesonKylemore HouseLeonardsLimerick 1916 MemorialLimerick Boat ClubLimerick Chamber of CommerceLimerick General Post OfficeMcKerns Printing WorksOrmston HouseP. DeeganParkview HousePery HousePresbytery, Saint Michael's Catholic ChurchRailway HotelRutland HouseSaint Augustine's Catholic ChurchSaint Augustine's PriorySaint Michael's Catholic ChurchSaint Saviour's Catholic ChurchSarsfield BridgeShannon Rowing ClubTait's MonumentThe Bishop's PalaceThe GranaryThe Milk MarketThe Old Maternity HospitalThe Sarsfield BarTom CollinsUlster BankWilliams's Stores

141 recorded by their type and address

141 are recorded only by their type and address: 110 homes, 7 public buildings and 7 inns, shops and warehouses; most date from the 19th century.

18th century47
19th century91
20th century3

See all 141 on the map

Historic streets

O'Connell Street has the most

Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.

O'Connell Street46 on the record
Cecil Street25 on the record
Glentworth Street15 on the record
Mallow Street12 on the record
Henry Street8 on the record
William Street7 on the record
Lower Mallow Street7 on the record
Catherine Street6 on the record
Roches Street6 on the record
Patrick Street5 on the record
Denmark Street5 on the record
Sarsfield Street4 on the record

Of the 190 records, 180 give a street address.

What’s recorded

Limerick City Centre’s record leans to homes: 72%

Nationally, walls, gates and bridges are 8% of the record; in Limerick City Centre they are only 3%. The next biggest group is public buildings, 14 in all. Two of the highest-rated records are The Hunt Museum and P. Deegan.

Homes137
Public buildings14
Inns, shops and warehouses10
Churches and chapels8
Walls, gates and bridges6
Street furniture5
Memorials and tombs1
Farm and estate buildings1
Other buildings8

Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.

How old

Most of Limerick City Centre’s dated buildings come from the 19th century

Each building by the first date on its record.

1500–1799 three centuries50
19th century 1800–1899128
1900 and later to today12

50 of the 190 dated ones were built before 1800.

Archaeology and around

Archaeology in Limerick City Centre

The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:

10 archaeological sites inside the town

Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.

Excavation - miscellaneous3 records
Mill - unclassified1 record
Quay1 record
Castle - unclassified1 record
Kiln - corn-drying1 record
Sheela-na-gig (present location)1 record
Church1 record
Graveyard1 record
Homes by age

Limerick City Centre has added few homes since 2011: 3.8%, where most towns have 5.8%

Take 2001 as the dividing line: more of Limerick City Centre’s homes stand on the older side. More of the homes standing in Limerick City Centre today were built in the 2000s than in any other period: 42%. Against a typical 24%, only 14% of Limerick City Centre’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980.

15%
Before 1919
4.9%
1919–45
14%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
42%
2001–10
3.8%
Since 2011
Limerick City CentreTypical town

Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.

Towns its size

Limerick City Centre has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size

Towns of 3,200 to 3,700 residents, by buildings on the record.

Shandon196
Limerick City Centre190
Crosshaven89
Rathangan53
Clara52
Virginia20
Enfield13
Newtownmountkennedy11
Cleaboy8
Rathnew4
Riverstown4
Annacotty3
#2 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (553 per 10,000). Shandon, Limerick City Centre and Crosshaven lead.

Only Shandon has more. The typical town its size has 11. One of the 16 has none.

Neighbours

Limerick City Centre and its neighbours

TownPeopleNational InventoryNationalArchaeological sites
Limerick City Centre3,434190110
Dock6,25830570
Prospect and Newtown Pery4,122600
Galvone5,412491512
Farranshone7,87486110
Corbally and King's Island14,213682121
Garryowen5,428008
In brief

Limerick City Centre in brief

Few towns are as rich in recorded buildings as Limerick City Centre: per resident it has more than 97% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. In all there are 190 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including The Hunt Museum. Its housing is old: 15% of homes date from before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more recorded buildings.

On O'Connell Street alone there are 46 places on the record. Of the whole list, 72% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 128 of 190.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
  • Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
  • Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
  • Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
  • The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.

Questions about Limerick City Centre’s history

How many historic buildings are recorded in Limerick City Centre?

190 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

Which places in Limerick City Centre are of national importance?

The Hunt Museum.

What is the oldest building in Limerick City Centre?

Store, 15 Roches Street, Limerick: the first date on its record is 1730.

Are there archaeological sites in Limerick City Centre?

Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 archaeological sites inside Limerick City Centre.

How old are the homes in Limerick City Centre?

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.

Are the buildings on this page 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.

History is described here, not graded.

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) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

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