Limerick (city)

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"The livings within the liberties of the city are: St. Mary's, a rectory with St. Nicholas, Cappagh, Cahirnarry, Braves, and Mungret annexed, constituting the corps of the deanery, joint value £400, in the patronage of the crown; St. Michael's, a rectory with Ardagh and Kildimo annexed, value £450, in the patronage of the bishop, the living being generally held by the archdeacon; St. Munchin, a rectory with Drehidtarsna and Killonehan annexed, value £350, in the patronage of the bishop. The other livings-viz: St. Lawrence, St. John, St. Patrick, and St. Michael, or St. George-are of small value."

"Besides the cathedral there are five Protestant churches within the city. The total number of parishes within the diocese is 92, of which 17 are unions; and the number of churches 42, besides several chapels-of-ease and other places licensed for Divine service. In the Roman Catholic divisions the see is a separate diocese within the province of Cashel, comprising 40 parochial benefices, or unions, and about twice that number of chapels. The bishop's parishes are those of SS. John and Patrick, both in the county of the city. The church of St. John, which is a cruciform structure erected in 1753, is considered the cathedral. There are besides four parochial and four conventual Roman Catholic chapels within the city. The residence of the Roman Catholic bishop is Park House. There are within the city five Protestant Dissenting places of worship, and several conventual establishments, including the Austin friary, which was formerly the theatre. Of the early conventual establishments the only one of which traces still exist is the Dominican friary of Donagh O'Brien, founded in 1327."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

"The modern town, built on King's Island and on both sides of the Shannon, consists of three portions-the English Town, the Irish Town, and Newtown-Pery. The two first constitute the older part of the town, and are subject to occasional inundation by storms and high tides, which on several occasions have caused the loss of many lives and property. The houses of the English Town are antique, chiefly built in the Flemish fashion, and the streets are dirty and ill paved, most of the wealthy inhabitants having removed to the New Town, which is one of the handsomest modern towns in Ireland, containing New-square, Richmond-place, and many good streets. It stands on elevated ground below the union of the two streams of the Shannon, and has been wholly built within the present century, on property belonging to the Pery family. On the Clare side of the river is the populous suburb of Thomondgate, once the only entrance to the ancient city, and protected by a strong castle, which is still of considerable extent.

There are five bridges; one of which, the Wellesley bridge, is a five-arched structure crossing the harbour. It was built in 1827, of stone, at a cost of £85,000, and has a swing-bridge for shipping. Thomond bridge, to Irish Town, was rebuilt in 1839, to replace the old level fourteen-arched bridge constructed in 1210. Baal's bridge, of one arch, rebuilt in 1831. Park bridge, across the canal, which shortens a bend of the Shannon. New. Bridge, over Abbey river, to King's Island; besides Athlunkard bridge, on the Killaloe road, built in 1830."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

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"The harbour at the head of the estuary extends above 1,600 yards in length and 150 in breadth, with from 2 to 9 feet at low water, and 19 at spring tides, which latter enables vessels of 600 tons to moor at the quays, on which there are cranes. The quayage and wharfage, which extend for 1,600 yards, cost above £18,000 in the erection. The commerce of the port has recently considerably increased, and the management is invested, under the amended Act of 10 and 11 Vict., cap. 198, in 43 commissioners, who have the direction of tolls, &c. Its subports are Clare, Dingle, Kilrush, and Tarbert. The chief exports are beef, pork, butter, bacon, wheat, oats, oatmeal, flour, beans, barley, &c., and all sorts of agricultural produce. " [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

"Four newspapers are published in the town-the Limerick Chronicle, the Limerick Reporter and Tipperary Vindicator, the Munster News, and the Southern Chronicle." [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

"There are seven breweries, distilleries, tanneries, foundries, flour mills, a patent slip for vessels of 500 tons, and three shipbuilding slips; also Russell's provision stores, covering three acres, paper mills, and others. Limerick is also celebrated for the manufacture of fishing-hooks and of lace, which latter was introduced by the Walkers in 1829. The manufacture of linen, which had nearly expired, has recently been revived through the enterprise of Messrs. Russell and Sons; and that of gloves continues, chiefly for houses in Cork. "[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

"For the purposes of local government the city is divided into eight wards, each electing one alderman. It is governed by a mayor, who is admiral of the port, &c., 8 aldermen, and 32 councillors, with other officers, bearing the style of "the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Limerick." It has a revenue of about £8,100, derived from tolls and customs, supplemented by the rents of houses and lands and the fishery of the salmon weir. It comprises an area of 60¾ square miles, or 38,863 acres.............the borough returns two members to parliament since the passing of the Reform Bill, the bounds being those of the county of the city, which include Newtown-Pery, in St. Michael's parish, the Old or English and Irish Town, in St. Mary's, also Cahirnarry, Cahirvally, Derrygalvin, Donoughmore, Killeely, Kilmurry, St. Patrick, and parts of Abingdon, Carrigparson, Crecora, Kilkeedy, Kilnegarruff, Knocknegaul, Mungret, and Stradbally, besides several extra parochial places. The constituency in 1860 was 2,013, the sheriffs being the returning officers. "[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

"The population in 1861 was 44,476, against 53,448 in 1851, showing a decrease of 8,972 in the decennial period. " [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]