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In retrospect, however, he is chiefly remembered as a prodigious book collector who bequeathed enough volumes to his native city of Limerick to form the basis of a library "for the free use of the citizens", although it would only be in 1893 that the first public library in Limerick was actually opened. [2]
Limerick City Gallery of Art (LCGA; Irish: Gailearaí Ealaíon Chathair Luimní) [1] is an art museum in the city of Limerick, Ireland. [2] It is run by Limerick City Council [ 3 ] and is located in Pery Square, in the Newtown Pery area of the city.
Limerick Archives (formerly Limerick Regional Archives/Limerick City Archives) is part of Limerick City and County Council. Its purpose is to collect and preserve archival material relating to Limerick city, and to make these archives freely available to the public. The physical archives are held in the County Library, Dooradoyle.
Limerick's literature scene is supported by projects like the Limerick Writers' Centre, which was established in 2008 and runs a range of writing activities in the city. Limerick natives include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt, and novelists Kate O'Brien, Michael Curtin, Kevin Barry and Donal Ryan.
This is a list of public art on permanent display in Limerick, Ireland. The list applies only to public art accessible in a public space; it does not include artwork in display inside museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals and mosaics. The Dockers Monument in Limerick
The People's Museum hosts an extensive collection of items relating to the people of Limerick (city and county) and the culture of the region. It also covers military history and Limerick lace. Notable individuals profiled include Richard Bourke, Catherine Hayes, Frank McCourt and Seán Wall. [5] In August 2020 an exhibit of local taxidermy was ...
Bideford Library, Devon, England, built 1905 This is an incomplete list of Carnegie libraries in Europe. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011) Belgium The University Library, Leuven, Belgium The University Library, Leuven, after fire damage in the First World War A Carnegie library was built in the 1920s for the University of Leuven to replace a ...
Local Studies at Limerick City Library Archived 10 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine; John Begley, The Diocese of Limerick, Ancient and Medieval; Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1849) – contains the essay The Northmen of Limerick by Timothy Lee; The Limerick Soviet, 1919 Online edition of Liam Cahill's excellent book