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Limerick

Luimneach
Ceety
A montage o Limerick. Frae tap, left tae richt: Keeng John's Castle, St. Mary's Cathedral, The Clayton Hottle, Thomond Park an the Schuil o Medicine at the Varsity o Limerick.
A montage o Limerick. Frae tap, left tae richt: Keeng John's Castle, St. Mary's Cathedral, The Clayton Hottle, Thomond Park an the Schuil o Medicine at the Varsity o Limerick.
Coat of airms o Limerick
Coat airms
Motto(s): 
Urbs Antiqua Fuit
Studiisque Asperrima Belli
  (Latin)
"Thare wis an auncient ceety
vera fierce in the skills o war"[1]
Limerick is located in Ireland
Limerick
Limerick
Coordinates: 52°39′55″N 8°37′26″W / 52.6653°N 8.6238°W / 52.6653; -8.6238Coordinates: 52°39′55″N 8°37′26″W / 52.6653°N 8.6238°W / 52.6653; -8.6238
KintraIreland
ProvinceMunster
CoontyLimerick
FoonditAD 812
Govrenment
 • TeepCity Council
 • MayorGerry McLoughlin[2]
 • LEAs3
 • Dáil ÉireannLimerick City, Limerick
 • European PairlamentSooth
Area
 • Total51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Rank3rd
 • Density1836/km2 (4,760/sq mi)
 • Ceety
94192[3]
 • Metro
162413[4]
Demonym(s)Limerickman, Shannonsider
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Area code(s)(+353) 61
Caur platesL
Websitewww.LimerickCity.ie

Limerick (Inglis pronunciation: /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/; Erse: Luimneach, [ˈl̪imʲɨnʲəx][5]) 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.

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  1. "Limerick City Motto". Limerick.com. Archived frae the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Census of Population 2016" (PDF). Profile 1 – Geographical distribution. Central Statistics Office. 6 Apryle 2017. p. 15. Retrieved 6 Apryle 2017.
  4. "Database – Eurostat". Europa (web portal).
  5. 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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