Today in 1919..
The 'Limerick Soviet'.
A city-wide strike begins against the British Army in Limerick as a protest against the City being declared a 'Special Military Area' (ID cards were needed to go in and out of the City).
#Limerick #Limerick Soviet #OTD

Today in 1884..
Michael Davitt (1846-1906), co-founder of the Irish Land League, received the 'Freedom of Limerick' from Mayor Maurice Lenihan.
#Limerick #OTD #MichaelDavitt

Today in 1988..
A Map of Limerick, titled,
'Vue de Limerick du Cote de l'Ouest'
with a label which reads,
'Detail: View of Limerick from Journal de la Guerre en Irlande 1689, 1690 and 1691'.

To be sold at CHRISTIE'S in London April 13th 1988.

#Limerick #OTD

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came to our 3 Open Days this week in the LEDP(the site of the old Krups factory).
Memories + memorabilia were shared and many friends and former colleagues met.

Hope to see you all again at the Krups exhibition this September!
#Limerick #Krups

**REMINDER**

Memorabilia sought for Krups Exhibition!

We will be holding 3 Open Days at the LEDP (the site of the old Krups Factory) from:

9-11 April - 10.30am to 3pm each day

Please share your artefacts and memorabilia from a time in Limerick’s #History

#Limerick #Krups

Today in 1719..

Edmund Sexton Pery was born in Limerick.
Edmund was the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons (1771-1785), and the fellow at the helm of the beautiful Georgian Section of Limerick City.

#Limerick #OTD #Pery Square #Pery

Today in 1885..
Supplement to 'United Ireland', Sat 4th April 1885.
Titled:
The Prince and the 'Loyal Minority'
#otd #Limerick

Memorabilia sought for Krups Exhibition!

We will be holding 3 Open Days at the LEDP (the site of the old Krups Factory) from:

9-11 April - 10.30am to 3pm each day

Please share your artefacts and memorabilia from a time in Limerick's #History
#Limerick #Krups #share #stories

Today in 1916..
Lance Corporal George Madeley from High Road, Thomondgate, Limerick, and of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, was killed in action in France on the 28th March 1916, aged 21 years.
#Limerick #OTD

Today in 1587..
..a profoundly endorsed map of 'The Citie of Lymricke' with 'The Ilande (Island) Tomontgate (Thomondgate), Kynges Castel (King John's Castle), The Churche (St Marys), Water Gate, 'The waye to the towne' (Broad St John St).'
#Limerick #OTD #maps

Great to attend & speak at the Limerick Lace Symposium @absolutehotel.com in Limerick. Full house of interested parties from all over the country. Pic. Matthew Potter ,curator Limerick Museum

#OTD in 1842..
'Quakerism Exposed, or the Doctrines and Principles of the Society of Friends explained from their own writers being a sermon preached at St John's Church, Limerick , on Sunday, March 20th, 1842, by the Rev John Elmes, Vicar of St Johns Parish.'
#Limerick

Today in 1978..

The band U2 performed, for the first time using that name, at a 'Pop' Competition in the Stella Ballroom, Limerick. They won the Competition and...

#Limerick #otd #U2

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh from Limerick Museum!
Pictured here is a 1950s postcard which featured a small packet of shamrock seed.

#Museum #Limerick #Artefacts #Postcards #saintpatricksday #Shamrock #Museum #Limerick #Artefacts #Postcards #saintpatricksday

It was a pleasure to welcome Claire and Gary from 'Wobbly Circus' to the museum today while they were in town as part of the weekends festivities!

#Limerick #Museum #StPatricksWeekend #circus #StPatricksDay #stilts #wobblycircus

Today in 1961..
Kate O’Callaghan, widow of the murdered Mayor Michael O’Callaghan, passed away in St. John’s Hospital, and buried in Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery.

Kate was a founding member of the Limerick branch of Cumann na mBan.

#Limerick #OTD

Today marks the Ides of March, the 74th day in the Roman calendar, March 15th.

Pictured here is a Roman coin, c. 14 AD, from our collection depicting Augustus Caesar.

He was the grandnephew, adoptive son and heir of Julius Caesar.

#Limerick #Museum #March #Roman #Artefacts

We are delighted to inform you of a new exhibition here at Limerick Museum:

'Girl Unknown'
New paintings by Éadaoin Glynn

which will be on display until the 29th March.

Free Admission!

Our “Pagan Ireland and Saint Patrick” exhibition, curated by Dr. Zara Power, was officially opened
Limerick Museum by Mayor Gerald Mitchell.

The exhibition will run until 16th April 2024.

Admission is free!

#Limerick #StPatrick #SaintPatricksDay #Pagan