Ireland

County Limerick

County Limerick, or Luimneach in Irish, is located in the med-west region of Ireland. Limerick became Ireland’s inaugural National City of Culture in 2014 with a wide variety of events happening around the city. We have a population of approximately 195,175. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

What is a Parish?

What is a Parish? We classify a Parish by the Civil Parish geographical boundaries, the basis upon which the Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. Find my Parish

1360 Group Members 745 Ancestors 130 Buildings 31 Timeline Events

XO ANCESTORS XO BUILDINGS XO TIMELINE MESSAGE BOARD LOCAL GUIDE NEWS EVENTS MAP

Ancestors from Limerick

Find out about people who lived in Limerick and their descendants.

Johanna Hannon

Bruff (Limerick) +others Limerick DOB: 1st January 1816

Susanna St. John

Adare (Limerick) +others Killoscully (Tipperary) Limerick Tipperary DOB: 1st January 1823

John Frewen

Castleconnell (Limerick) +others Limerick

Julia O'Sullivan

Killeedy (Limerick) +others Limerick DOB: 31st July 1859

Buildings from Limerick

Locate buildings around Limerick and discover who lived and worked there.

Nora Wardell (Sister of Prof John Henry Wardell) outside Old Abbey House. — Old Abbey House, Shanagolden, Co Limerick

image source © askaboutireland.ie — Treanmanagh TOWNLAND

Kilpeacon Demesne As it Appeared in 1850 — Kilpeacon House in 1850

Timeline from Limerick

Read about the big and small events that shaped the heritage of Limerick.

1860

St. Patrick's Graveyard

1st Jan 1861

1880

Foundation of South Liberties GAA Club

1st Jan 1884

Stay connected to your County Get in Touch

Limerick Message Board

Get free family history advice from our local volunteers or browse more than 20,000 genealogy queries.

William Power and Johanna Kilhane/Culhane

4 Apr 2024 20:39

Edward O'Keefe born about 1775

29 Mar 2024 20:51

Joseph Manning and Hanora Reidy - Shanid

29 Mar 2024 19:42

Starr of Ardcanny, County Limerick

23 Mar 2024 07:35

Limerick Local Guide

Find more information about visiting Limerick and the local amenities that are available to you.

Tracing Your McCarthy Family Tree

Cork +others Kerry Limerick Waterford Dublin

Irish Libraries, Archives, Museums & Genealogical Centres

Antrim +others Armagh Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Derry Donegal Down Dublin Fermanagh Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Tyrone Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600–1800

Wicklow +others Wexford Westmeath Waterford Tyrone Tipperary Sligo Roscommon Offaly Monaghan Meath Mayo Louth Longford Limerick Leitrim Laois Kilkenny Kildare Kerry Galway Fermanagh Dublin Down Donegal Derry Cork Clare Cavan Carlow Armagh Antrim

Researching Presbyterian Ancestors in Ireland

Down +others Antrim Armagh Derry Donegal Tyrone Fermanagh Monaghan Cork Dublin Galway Mayo Louth Limerick Meath Westmeath Carlow Cavan Clare Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Longford Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Wexford Wicklow

Latest News from Ballybricken (County Limerick)

Scott/Quilty Clan Reunited after 100 years — The Scott/Quilty Clan Reunite after 152 years

Ballybricken (Limerick)
28th April 2022

County in Focus - Limerick

Limerick
9th February 2021

200th Anniversary: Homesteads and Headstones of the Peter Robinson Settlers

Croom (Limerick)
29th January 2020

Kay and Terry Armstrong — IrelandXO Connections - New Zealand and Limerick

Chapelrussell (Limerick)
11th November 2019

Latest Events from Glenroe and Ballyorgan (County Limerick)

Welcome to Ireland — Ballyorgan, Kilflynn Church Fundraising Open Day
Kilflyn (Limerick)
10th July 2016

Music Event — Events in Darragh
Darragh (Limerick)
5th March 2015

Shopping at Farmers' Market — Events in Our Parish
Shanagolden (Limerick)
2nd March 2015

Stay connected to your County Get in Touch