Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - medieval
Limerick City,King'S Island, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Limerick City,King'S Island
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.67115, -8.62617
- SMR number
- LI005-017166-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
The medieval Bishop's palace which O'Flaherty locates (2010, Fig 3, 53) in 'Church St (north) W., on site of later Villiers almshouses. The Bishop's house c. 1590 (Hardiman) ... restored by 1621 ... moved to new premises by 1663.' The location of this new Bishop's palace moved to in 16653 has not been identified.
References
O'Flaherty, E. 2010 Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 21, Limerick. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Town defencesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.