The Little Book of Limerick

by Sharon Slater

Did You Know?

At least 189,429 Limerick residents migrated from Ireland between 1851 and 1911.

A Limerick man, George Geary Bennis, saved the life of King Louis Phillipe of France during a street fracas in 1848. For this he was awarded the title of 'Chevalier'.

The last Limerick woman hanged was Annie Walsh, who was executed on 5 August 1925 after being found guilty of murdering her husband.

In 1849 an Adare man called...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803996854
• ISBN13: 9781803996851
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages