BROWSE
townland
Luimneach
genitive: Luimnigh
(Irish)
Limerick
(English)

Centrepoint

52.7335, -6.29802latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1200c
Luimnig (gin.), Finnachta L. i nUaib Ceindsealaig ata a cheall
CGSH Leathanach: 61
1543
Lymeric
Inq. Lag. Alt: 1 (Hen. viii)
1612
Lemmeneagh (Lau. Esmond)
CPR Leathanach: 222
1618
Limenagh otherwise Limericke (Lau. Esmond)
CPR Leathanach: 358
1630
Lymbrick
Inq. Lag. Alt: 53 CI
1633c
Luimneach Laighean ‘tug Formaoil na bhFian dó i nUíbh Cinnsealaigh mar a bhfuil Luimneach Laighean aniú’
FFÉ Imleabhar: II , Leathanach: 330
1634
Limbericke
Inq. Lag. Alt: 90 CI
1637
Lemenagh (Esmonde Mss)
Onom. Goed. Leathanach: 508
1640
Luimneach Fíonnachta (in Uíb Degha Móra atá a cheall)
LGen. Leathanach: 709
1640
Luimnigh, Fíonnachta
LGen. Leathanach: 709
1642c
Limbrick (Rob. Welsh)
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 44
1642c
Limerick (Richard Shortall)
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 37
1654
Limbericke (Tho. Esmond)
CS (LG) Leathanach: 15
1655 –7
Limricke
DS
1655–57
Lumbericke
DS
1659
Limbricke
Cen. Leathanach: 553
1660
Limbricke (Tho. Esmond)
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 6
1667
Lymbrick als. Lomenavackie (Duke of Albemarle)
ASE Leathanach: 144
1685
Limbrick
Hib. Del.
1690c
Lymbrick (Andw. Cavenagh)
Ir. Jacob. Leathanach: 53
1714
Limerick
Moll Map
1786
Limerick
Vallancey Map
1798
Limerick
Scale's Atlas
1807
Limerick Hill
Stat. Survey Map (LG)
1816
Limrick
Gill (Wexford)
1839c
Luimneach Laighean ‘Church of Lomenagh in book of Regal Visitation’
LSO (LG) Leathanach: 5
1840
Limerick
BS:AL
1840
Limerick
Farmers:AL
1840
Limerick
GJReturn:AL (LG)
1840
Luimneach ‘means watery’
OD:AL
1840
Luimneach Laighin
OD:AL
1840
Lymbrick
Synnott, P.:AL (LG)

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