Limerick Flying Club members’ planes pictured at Coonagh Airfield in October 1971
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Limerick Flying Club members’ planes pictured at Coonagh Airfield in October 1971
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh exiting his hotel in Limerick Picture: Owen South
Timothy Collopy's painting the 'Ascension' hangs in the Augustinian Church, O'Connell Street
Minister Josepha Madigan with Mayor of Limerick Cllr Stephen Keary and fisherman Mike Grimes launching the film Picture: Alan Place
This rare image - seen in full below - of the windmill on Windmill Street in Limerick city was taken before 1915 and is part of the Limerick Museum
The mast head of the Derry Castle remained on Enderby Island as a memorial to those who perished until the 1940s
James Haran and below, Sir Dr Vincent Nash, the former High Sheriff of Limerick and Pyers O’Conor-Nash with his grandson Haran O’Conor-Nash
Biddy Early mentioned in the Limerick Chronicle on September 28, 1853 during the arrest of her husband for arson
David O’Brien, Limerick Civic Trust: 'We need financial support if we are to open by 2019'
The aftermath of the 1911 fire
The artist William Bartlett captured a view of Wellesley Bridge, now Sarsfield Bridge, in 1842. This was only seven years after it was opened by the Earl of Mulgrave
A balloon floats over Limerick in 1970, harking back to Richard Crosbie's flight, as reported in the Chronicle
Some of the damage caused by the explosion was paid by private insurance companies and voluntary donations. This notice was place in the Limerick Chronicle on March 15, 1837
Former firefighters Michael McNamara, Jimmy Connors and Anthony Brennan fought the Newsoms Fire in 1974 | PICTURE: Adrian Butler
Assessing the damage to an overturned car in 1954
Donogh O'Malley pictured in 1967 for a feature done with the Limerick Leader
Becoming U2: The Hype arrived in Limerick for a band competition in 1978. They left victorious - as U2. Below, marking the gig in 2011
President Abraham Lincoln died the day after he was shot, but it took more than two weeks for news of to reach Ireland. The story was duly reported in the Limerick Chronicle
Bianconi Stagecoaches stopped at Cruise’s hotel, but their forerunner Buchanan’s Coaches departed for Dublin from the Head Inn on Gerald Griffin Street
On Thomond Bridge Andrew Watson encountered one Patrick Omadhawn. Mistaking him for a vagrant, Watson dispatched him to the House of Industry a mistake which brought the ire of Fireball McNamara
Time to vote for your favourite sporting moment
The Big Snow of 1982: Picture taken from RTE Archives
Lady Geraldine: spoke at a Limerick Historical Society lecture to a packed room of local history fans, below, Kilgobbin House
The project is focused on an old photograph of a Parteen rugby team, that features in a book titled The History and Folklore of Parteen and Meelick
A scene in Luxembourg, where a University of Limerick student has been injured
Plans for the new road have been finalised
UHL criticised as Frank Flanagan, pictured in his hospital bed, saw his operation put back nine days
THE PUNTER'S EYE: Punchestown Day 1 Tips and Preview
Aughinish cash crisis: US dollar transactions and assets have been frozen thanks to primary sanctions
A dejected Simon Zebo post match
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh exiting his hotel in Limerick Picture: Owen South
Kilmallock Courthouse
A defendant told a Bruff-based garda, “F**k you and your charges”, Kilmallock Court heard
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