Historical place archive

Limerick in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Limerick in Ireland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1922–1922

Historical events in Limerick

1922

21 July 1922
Capture of Limerick
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Civil War

Free State troops capture Waterford & Limerick from anti-treaty rebels

21 July 1922
Free State
Michael John "Mick" Collins · Civil War

Free State troops capture Waterford & Limerick from anti-treaty rebels

Provenance

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