Limerick

Limerick
Limerick; Luimneach
	Ceety
	A montage o Limerick. Frae top, left tae richt: St. John's Cathedral, King John's Castle, the Clarion Hotel, Riverpoint, Treaty Stane an the University Concert Hall at the Varsity o Limerick.
	; Coat o airms
	; Coat o airms
	Motto: Urbs Antiqua Fuit; Studiisque Asperrima Belli (Latin); "Thare wis an auncient ceety; vera fierce in the skills o war"
	Limerick
	Coordinates: 52°39′55″N 8°37′26″W / 52.6652°N 8.6238°W
Kintra	Ireland
Province	Munster
Coonty	Limerick
Foondit	AD 812
Govrenment
• Teep	City Council
• Mayor	Gerry McLoughlin
• LEAs	3
• Dáil Éireann	Limerick City, Limerick
• European Pairlament	Sooth
Aurie
• Tot	51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)
• Ceety	57,106
• Urban aurie	91,454
Demonym(s)	Limerickman, Shannonsider
Time zone	WET (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (UTC+1)
Aurie code(s)	(+353) 61
Caur plates	L
Wabsteid	www.LimerickCity.ie

Limerick (/[unsupported input]ˈlɪmrɪk/; Erse: Luimneach‎ [ˈl̪imʲɨnʲəx])^[4] is a ceety in Ireland. It is locatit in the Mid-Wast Region an is pairt o the province o Munster an aw. Limerick City Council is the local authority for the ceety. The ceety is biggit on several curves an islands o the River Shannon, which spreads intae an estuary shortly dounriver frae Limerick. It is the third maist muckle ceety in the state an is the first tae receive the designation o Ceety o Cultur.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ "Limerick City Motto". Limerick.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
↑ http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/rugby-hero-mcloughlin-elected-mayor-of-limerick-1-3988315. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "cso.ie" (PDF).
↑ Frae loimeanach [ˈl̪imʲənəx] meanin "bare mairsh" or "bare place o the horse", a name that is Roman an is oreeginally applee'd tae pairt o the shoreland o the Shannon immediately belaw the present ceety.

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