Limerick - Newtown Pery
Limerick is made up of the older district of English Town to the north, at the junction of the Shannon and the Abbey rivers, and two districts to the south of the Abbey River - Irish Town and Newtown Pery.
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O'Connell Street
Southwest of Irish Town extend the later additions to the city of Limerick. The main street is O'Connell Street, almost 1mi/1.5km long, which is now the heart of the city. At the end of the street stands the O'Connell Monument, honoring Daniel O'Connell, who won emancipation for Irish Catholics. This part of the city is celebrated for its handsome Georgian houses with their brightly painted front doors.
People's Park
A particularly fine thoroughfare in Limerick's Newtown Pery district is Mallow Street, at the east end of which is the People's Park. In the park can be found the Art Gallery (modern Irish painters).
