Limerick

Limerick
Limerick; Luimneach
	Ceety
	A montage o Limerick. Frae tap, left tae richt: Keeng John's Castle, St. Mary's Cathedral, The Clayton Hottle, Thomond Park an the Schuil o Medicine at the Varsity o Limerick.
	Coat airms
	Motto(s): Urbs Antiqua Fuit; Studiisque Asperrima Belli (Latin); "Thare wis an auncient ceety; vera fierce in the skills o war"
	Limerick
	Coordinates: 52°39′55″N 8°37′26″W / 52.6653°N 8.6238°WCoordinates: 52°39′55″N 8°37′26″W / 52.6653°N 8.6238°W
Kintra	Ireland
Province	Munster
Coonty	Limerick
Foondit	AD 812
Govrenment
• Teep	City Council
• Mayor	Gerry McLoughlin
• LEAs	3
• Dáil Éireann	Limerick City, Limerick
• European Pairlament	Sooth
Area
• Total	51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2016)
• Rank	3rd
• Density	1836/km2 (4,760/sq mi)
• Ceety	94192
• Metro	162413
Demonym(s)	Limerickman, Shannonsider
Time zone	UTC0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Area code(s)	(+353) 61
Caur plates	L
Website	www.LimerickCity.ie

Limerick (Inglis pronunciation: /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/; Erse: Luimneach, [ˈl̪imʲɨnʲəx]^[5]) is a ceety in Ireland. It is locatit in the Mid-Wast Region an is pairt o the province o Munster an aw. Limerick City Council is the local authority for the ceety. The ceety is biggit on several curves an islands o the River Shannon, which spreads intae an estuary shortly dounriver frae Limerick. It is the third maist muckle ceety in the state an is the first tae receive the designation o Ceety o Cultur.

References

↑ "Limerick City Motto". Limerick.com. Archived frae the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Census of Population 2016" (PDF). Profile 1 – Geographical distribution. Central Statistics Office. 6 Apryle 2017. p. 15. Retrieved 6 Apryle 2017.
↑ "Database – Eurostat". Europa (web portal).
↑ Frae loimeanach [ˈl̪imʲənəx] meanin "bare mairsh" or "bare place o the horse", a name that is Roman an is oreeginally applee'd tae pairt o the shoreland o the Shannon immediately belaw the present ceety.