1858 – Cannock, Tait and Co. Department Store, Limerick
Architect: William Fogerty
Part of the building was constructed in 1858 and described in The Irish Builder,
1860s – McBirney & Co., Limerick
McBirney’s Drapery Emporium which was taken over by Roches Stores in the 1940’s.
1874 – Todd’s Department Store, Limerick
Architect: William S. Cox
Todd’s was a Limerick landmark with a stately interior,
1884 – Former Bank of Ireland, O’Connell Street, Limerick
Architect: Millar & Symes
Fine corner bank with large well-lit banking hall at ground level.
1948 – Former Roches Stores, O’Connell Street, Limerick,
A fine corner building, but stylistically old-fashioned by the time of its construction.
1963 – Cannock’s Department Store, Limerick
Architect: John C. Thompson
Cannock’s department store was a mecca for Limerick shoppers until its sad decline and closure in the 1980s.
1963 – Todd’s, O’Connell Street, Limerick
Architect: Charles J. Quinn
Built as a more than 76,000 sq.ft replacement for the previous Victorian store which had been destroyed in a massive fire on August 25 1959.
1963 – Woolworth’s O’Connell Street, Limerick
Architect: Douglas W. Hardy
The 97th Woolworths store opened in Limerick,
