South West Ireland - Limerick

Limerick City is magnificently sited on one of Europes finest rivers, the Lordly Shannon, where its fresh waters meet the salt waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Its history stretches back 800 years. As capital of Irelands Shannon Region Limerick is the ideal centre from which to explore it all. Limerick is the fourth most populous city in the Republic of Ireland after Dublin, Cork and Galway. Limerick has a whole range of visitor attractions that are well worth exploring. Attractions include the Adare Heritage Centre on Adare's pretty main street; Croom Mills Waterwheel and Heritage Centre, the Foynes Flying Boat Museum - once the centre of the aviation world where Irish coffee was invented; Celtic Park and Gardens; Curraghchase Forest Park and Lough Gur, habitat of Neolithic Man and one of Ireland's most important archaeological sites.