1194 – St Mary’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Limerick
Construction on St. Mary’s Cathedral started in the 12th century, and was completed around 1194.
1210 – King John’s Castle, Limerick
King John’s Castle, on the south side of Thomond Bridge head,
1290s – Thomondgate Bridge, Limerick, Co. Limerick
Thomondgate was part of the “Northern” Liberties granted to Limerick in 1216.
12thc C. – St. Mo-Diomog, Clonkeen, Co. Limerick
The monastery was founded by St Mo-Diomog, in the 6th-7thc. A small rectangular church with antae at E and W end.
1315 – Augustinian Abbey, Adare, Co. Limerick
The Earl of Kildare founded the Augustinian friary at Adare, County Limerick in 1315.
1464 – Franciscan Abbey, Adare, Co. Limerick
Now an imposing ruin in the grounds of the Adare Manor Golf Club,
15th C. – Castle Matrix, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
The castle was built as a fortress during the early 1400s by the 7th Earl of Desmond.
1611 – Kilcornan Church, Co. Limerick
Illustration one of the series of sketches contributed by E. W.
16th C. – Old Baal’s Bridge, Limerick
Medieval bridge with housing, demolished in the 1820s. During the demolition a significant archaeological object was found in the foundations of the old bridge –
1702 – The Exchange, Limerick
The Limerick City Exchange was built in 1673, close to St.
