Wrecks and historic events in County Limerick
The Discover Alone map has 10 wrecks and historic events in County Limerick, Ireland. Below are the 10 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Siege of LimericksiegeLimerick endured two brutal sieges in 1690 and 1691, becoming the final testament of Irish resistance against William…
Siege of LimericksiegeLimerick defied William of Orange in 1690, forcing him to abandon the siege and leave Ireland after Patrick Sarsfield…
Siege of LimericksiegeLimerick defied William of Orange in 1690 because Patrick Sarsfield struck at his supplies while citizens and French…
Siege of LimericksiegeLimerick defied William of Orange in August 1690 because Patrick Sarsfield struck his supplies at night while ordinary…
Sarsfield MemorialmonumentThe quiet ground has a harder story. Engraved to front: 'To commemorate the indomitable energy and stainless honour of…
Carn (site of)Cairn — burial cairnKnockcarron still rises south of Emly, but the cairn that gave it a name has vanished. Boys quarrying the north slope…- Battlefield in SpringfieldBattlefieldIn early September 1579, Sir John and James Og Fitzgerald ambushed a Crown patrol returning from Kilmore Woods, killing…
- Battlefield in Monaster SouthBattlefieldMonasteranenagh is a battlefield where Crown and Geraldine armies clashed on 3 October 1579. Malby brought reinforced…
- Battlefield in Limerick CityBattlefieldAnglo-Norman soldiers waded through the Abbey River on 30 September 1175, following a ford later called Meiler’s Ford.…
- Sarsfields RockBattlefieldPatrick Sarsfield commanded James II cavalry against William of Orange on this rock in 1690. The decisive fight let the…