Limerick - Irish Town

In Michael Street 'The Granary' forms the center of a restored area of Limerick. The former grain store now houses civic archives and a library.

To the south of Limerick's English Town, beyond Mathew Bridge, which goes across the Abbey River, is the Custom House (1769) which today houses an art gallery.

Hunt Museum houses a collection of 2000 works of art and antiquities formed by John and Gertrude Hunt during their lifetimes.

Limerick City Museum, renamed the Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum in memory of the late Mayor, T.D. and historian, is now located at Castle Lane. The increased space allows for more display space and additional exhibitions.

At the eastern end of Limerick's Irish Town rises the Roman Catholic St John's Cathedral (1856-94), which has the tallest tower in Ireland.

By St John's Cathedral, at the eastern end of Limerick's Irish Town, lies St John's Square, once an elegant 18th C. residential quarter and now a protected area.