How to Spend a Day in Limerick Ireland, Best Things to Do

The Irish city of Limerick is located on the banks of the River Shannon in the southwestern province of Munster in Ireland. It is the third largest city in Ireland and was founded by Vikings in 812. Limerick is a cultural city known for its Georgian architecture, poetry, cranberries, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Book of Ashes, and the invention of Irish coffee. You will find cobblestone streets, Georgian houses, Gothic cathedrals, castles and street art. Read on to find out how to spend a day in Limerick Ireland.

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One day in Limerick Ireland

At 8am, have your morning coffee and walk down O’Connell Street starting at the memorial next to Ireland’s famous Georgian Doors. Stop by the nearby Tait Clock to take a photo

10am Stop for breakfast and Irish coffee at Foynes and explore nearby street art

11:30 Visit King James Castle

1pm Have lunch and browse the shops in the market district

Spending the night? Head to Dolan’s Pub to listen to traditional Irish music.

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Things to do in Limerick Ireland

You can check out the interactive exhibits at King John’s Castle and climb the towers for rooftop views

Explore street art near King John’s Castle

Learn about life in Limerick during the 1930s and 1940s at the Frank McCourt Museum

Browse works by Picasso, Yeats, and Connolly at the Hunt Museum

View Michael O’Connor’s international poster collection at Limerick City Art Gallery

Spend your Saturday morning wandering the more than 50 stalls at the milk market

Learn about the city’s history at Limerick City Museum and see the Treaty Stone

Photograph the colorful Georgian doors along O’Connell Street, the Tate Memorial Clock Tower and St Mary’s Cathedral

Drink Irish coffee as it was created in 1943 at the Foynes Irish Coffee Lounge

Listen to a traditional Irish music session at Dolan’s Pub

You can walk over the River Shannon on the Living Bridge, the longest pedestrian bridge in Ireland

Photograph the Gothic architecture of St. John’s Cathedral

Relax with a picnic lunch in People’s Park, and don’t miss the decorative drinking fountain

Watch a rugby match at Thomond Park

Kayak River Shannon

A photo of King John’s Castle from Sarsfield Bridge

See the Irish National Monuments at Lough Gur and explore the archaeological site

Ride the panoramic wheel

Things to do near Limerick Ireland

Check out the thatched houses and gardens in Adare

Experience 19^y Century life at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park

Find the fairies in Terra Nova Garden

Visit the Museum of Old Irish Roads

See Grange Stone Circle

Hike or bike in Ballyhoura Woods

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