Limerick
city in Ireland in the province of Munster
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Limerick (Irish: Luimneach from Lom na nEach, meaning "the Bare place of the Horses") is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the historical province of Munster, in the midwest of Ireland. The city lies on the River Shannon, with three main crossing points near the city centre. In 2022 there were 205,444 people living in the city. More than 34,000 were students and half the population were under 35. [4]
Limerick
Irish: Luimneach | |
|---|---|
City | |
 View looking northeast along the River Shannon | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): | |
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| Coordinates: 52°39′55″N 8°37′26″W / 52.6652°N 8.6238°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Limerick |
| Founded | 812 A.D. |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Jim Long[2] |
| • LEAs | 3 |
| • Dáil Éireann | Limerick City, Limerick |
| • European Parliament | South |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • City | 57,106 |
| • Urban area | 91,454 |
| Demonym | Limerickman |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Area code | (+353) 61 |
| Car plates | L |
| Website | www.LimerickCity.ie |
- ↑ "Limerick City Motto". Limerick.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ "The Mayor of Limerick City, Limerick City Council". Limerick.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ "cso.ie" (PDF).
- ↑ "Quick Facts". www.limerick.ie. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
Other websites
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Media related to Limerick at Wikimedia Commons- Limerick City Council Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- LimerickPride Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Architecture of Limerick Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Various online history resources from Limerick City Library Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
