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Limerick Chronicle files: City jeweller shines at astronomy

RICHARD Wallace was a silversmith and jeweller in Limerick city from at least 1832 until 1841, when he had a partnership with H Smith. On June 1, 1841, Wallace opened his new store in George Street (O’Connell Street) where he had an observatory ...

20 Jul 2018 at 13:30

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Limerick Chronicle files: Zambian president given freedom of Limerick

DR Kenneth Kaunda first visited Limerick on May 18, 1963 where he spent time with his friend Rev. Fr Robert Thompson, S. J. Crescent College, during a three-day visit to Ireland. Thompson, a native of Mallow, had spent the previous 11 years in ...

16 Jul 2018 at 13:30

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Limerick Chronicle files: Brothers’ stirring account of emigrants’ terrible sea journey

In August 1963, the Chronicle ran a four part series with extracts from the journal of two Limerick brothers who had travelled from Ireland to Australia 100 years before. The brothers were Hamilton George and Mark O’Shaughnessy, sons of Mark ...

17 Jul 2018 at 18:30

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Limerick Chronicle files: True believer Mary helped to start Presentation school

THE foundation of the Presentation Convent on Sexton Street can be traced to Catherine Maria King. King was born about 1786 in Waterford. She was the only daughter of John King of Waterford. Following his death, she moved Limerick to live ...

15 May 2018 at 13:30

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Limerick Chronicle files: The boy who set sail for Canada and built a media empire

WHEN Christopher William Bunting was born on 11 September 1837 in Amigan, Croagh, his parents William Bunting and Jane Crowe, could not have imagined where his future lay. In the 1850s, following the death of his father Christopher, his ...

10 May 2018 at 15:56

Politics

A legacy in education: Remembering Limerick's Donogh O’Malley, a man ahead of his time

ON March 10, 1968 Donogh O’Malley died suddenly aged only 47 years old. Half a century later, we remember Donogh’s life and achievements ahead of a lecture on his life this week. Donogh was born in Limerick in 1921, the youngest son of ...

21 Mar 2018 at 13:30

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Limerick Chronicle files: Pomp and ceremony as Lord Lieutenant visits in 1809

THE role of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland established in 1690 and was abolished in 1922. He was considered the representative of the King in Ireland. Officially, Lords Lieutenant were appointed for no set term but in practice they were ...

30 Mar 2018 at 13:00

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Limerick Leader files: Roots of Olympians run deep in Limerick

JOHNNY Hayes was one of only three male American athletes to win the Olympic Marathon, taking gold in 1908 (the other two being Thomas Hicks in 1904 and Frank Shorter in 1972). He was also the first man to win at the now official ...

26 Jul 2018 at 12:47

Education

Limerick Chronicle files: Tech schools become pillars of education

A widespread interest in technical instruction began in 1853 with the foundation of the Limerick Athenaeum. The Athenaeum was founded by the Limerick Literary and Scientific Society to promote an interest in literature, science, ...

28 May 2018 at 12:58

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Limerick Chronicle files: The tragic consequences of collapsing houses

Tragedy was to strike James McNamara and his wife Mary Kerley of 12 John Street in Limerick three times in a year and a half, firstly with the passing of their son John, aged one year, in September 1898, their daughter ...

16 May 2018 at 13:30

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Limerick Chronicle files: Curtain call for famous city theatre

ON the evening of Monday, January 23, 1922, Limerick’s Theatre Royal was destroyed by fire. During its long career of almost eighty years, many noted figures appeared on its boards. Amongst them were Charles Dickens, ...

08 May 2018 at 16:57

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Limerick Chronicle files: Roots of Roche merchant family run deep

THE Roche merchant family left their mark on Limerick society from the mid-eighteenth to early nineteenth century. John Roche and his wife Anne Stackpool had four sons: Stephen, Philip, John and Thomas, all of who ...

30 Apr 2018 at 18:00

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