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Twenty-five minutes from Shannon Airport, and the gateway to the west coast.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304374","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1691 | The Treaty of Limerick\r\n1168 | St Mary's Cathedral founded\r\n25 km | From Shannon Airport","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A rugby city on the Shannon","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Limerick sits on the River Shannon where it widens towards the Atlantic, and it has been a city since the Vikings founded it in the tenth century. The Normans built King John's Castle on King's Island, and the Treaty of Limerick, signed in 1691, ended the Williamite war in Ireland.\r\n\r\nThe centre divides into three: the medieval English Town on King's Island, the old Irish Town across the Abbey River, and the Georgian Newtown Pery, laid out in the late eighteenth century in a grid of red-brick terraces.\r\n\r\nThe city had a hard reputation in the late twentieth century, which Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes did little to soften. It has long outgrown it, and was Ireland's first City of Culture in 2014. Munster rugby is the local religion. One or two days is right, and it is the natural first stop from Shannon Airport.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Shannon Airport, bus to the city in about 35 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot in the centre\r\nLanguage | English\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants if service is not included. Not in pubs\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | One or two days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The centre is compact. Stay in the Georgian quarter or close to King's Island.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"City centre | First-timers | O'Connell Street and around, with shops, pubs and restaurants. | 52.6620 | -8.6300 |  | \nGeorgian Quarter | A calmer stay | Newtown Pery's red-brick terraces, the Crescent and the People's Park. | 52.6585 | -8.6320 |  | \nKing's Island | History | The medieval English Town, with the castle and cathedral, across the Abbey River. | 52.6700 | -8.6250 |  | \nCastletroy | Students | Near the University of Limerick, a few kilometres east. Cheaper and quieter. | 52.6740 | -8.5720 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Limerick","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start at King John's Castle on King's Island, a thirteenth-century fortress on the river with an excellent interactive exhibition and views from the battlements.\r\n\r\nSt Mary's Cathedral, nearby, was founded in 1168 and is the oldest building in the city still in daily use. The Hunt Museum, in the old Custom House on the river, has a very good collection of art and antiquities, including a small bronze horse attributed to Leonardo's workshop.\r\n\r\nThe Treaty Stone, across Thomond Bridge from the castle, is where the Treaty of Limerick was supposedly signed. Walk the Georgian quarter around the Crescent and the People's Park, and on Saturday go to the Milk Market, a covered food market in the old Cornmarket.\r\n\r\nIf Munster are playing at home, go to Thomond Park. The crowd falls silent for kicks at goal, which says a great deal about the city.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"King John's Castle | Thirteenth century, on King's Island\r\nSt Mary's Cathedral | Founded 1168, still in daily use\r\nHunt Museum | Art and antiquities in the Custom House\r\nThomond Park | Munster rugby, if you can get a ticket","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Limerick","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Limerick","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The riverside walks along the Shannon are free, and the view of the castle from the river is the best in the city.\r\n\r\nThe Treaty Stone, the Georgian streets of Newtown Pery and the People's Park cost nothing. The Limerick City Gallery of Art, beside the park, is free.\r\n\r\nThe Milk Market is free to browse, and busiest on Saturday mornings.\r\n\r\nThe University of Limerick campus, a few kilometres out, has riverside paths and a free art collection.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Riverside walks | Along the Shannon\r\nCity Gallery of Art | Free, by the People's Park\r\nMilk Market | Saturday mornings\r\nTreaty Stone | Across Thomond Bridge","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Limerick","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Limerick","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Limerick eats well and cheaply compared with Dublin. The Milk Market on Saturdays is the place to start, with local food producers, bakers and hot-food stalls.\r\n\r\nPub food and carvery lunches are the everyday option, and the city's restaurants are cheaper than Galway or Cork.\r\n\r\nLimerick ham was once famous across the world, and the Irish coffee was invented at Foynes, down the estuary, in the 1940s.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Milk Market | Saturday, the best place to eat\r\nPub food | Cheaper than Galway or Cork\r\nIrish coffee | Invented at Foynes\r\nCarvery lunch | The everyday option","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Limerick","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Limerick","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Limerick is a student city, with the university and two colleges, and the nightlife is lively and cheap for Ireland. O'Connell Street and the streets around it have most of the bars and late venues.\r\n\r\nThe pubs fill up on match days, when Munster rugby is on, and the whole city goes out.\r\n\r\nA pint is \u20ac5 to \u20ac6. Pubs close around 23:30 during the week and 00:30 at weekends, and late bars by about 02:30.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"O'Connell Street | Bars and late venues\r\nMatch days | The city goes out\r\nStudents | Cheap and lively\r\nA pint | \u20ac5\u20136","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Limerick","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Limerick","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable. The bus and train station, Colbert Station, is on the edge of the centre.\r\n\r\nShannon Airport is about twenty-five kilometres west, and buses run to the city in about thirty-five minutes. Trains run to Dublin, direct or with a change at Limerick Junction, in about two to two and a half hours, and to Galway and Ennis. Buses go to Galway, Cork, Killarney and the Cliffs of Moher.\r\n\r\nFor Adare, Bunratty and Lough Gur, buses run to some and a car is easier for others.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Shannon Airport | Bus about 35 minutes\r\nTrains | Dublin, Galway, Ennis\r\nBuses | Galway, Cork, Killarney, Cliffs of Moher\r\nOn foot | The whole centre","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Limerick","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Limerick costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Limerick is one of the cheaper cities in Ireland, but it has very few dorm hostels, so most budget travellers stay in budget hotels or guesthouses.\r\n\r\nA pint is \u20ac5 to \u20ac6. A careful day, with a shared room, comes to \u20ac55 to \u20ac75.\r\n\r\nThe gallery, the riverside, the Georgian quarter and the market are free. Come on a match weekend for the atmosphere, but book early.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Few dorms | Budget for a room\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201375, room shared\r\nA pint | \u20ac5\u20136\r\nFree sights | River, gallery, market","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Limerick","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Limerick","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Limerick's old reputation is outdated, and the city centre is safe with ordinary care. As in any city, be aware late at night around O'Connell Street and the quays after closing time.\r\n\r\nThe Shannon is wide, fast and cold. Stay back from the edge, especially at night.\r\n\r\nEmergency numbers are 112 or 999.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Late at night | Ordinary care around O'Connell Street\r\nThe river | Wide, fast and cold\r\nMatch days | Busy and crowded\r\nEmergency | 112 or 999","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Limerick","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Limerick","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Limerick sits between the Burren and Kerry, and some of the best day trips in Ireland are within an hour.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Bunratty Castle and Folk Park | About 20 minutes | Bus towards Shannon | A restored fifteenth-century castle and a village of reconstructed traditional buildings. |  | 1304466\nCliffs of Moher | About 1.5 hours | Bus or day tour | The 214-metre sea cliffs, with the Burren behind them. |  | 1304467","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Limerick","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May to September is best. The rugby season runs from autumn to spring, which makes winter busier than you might expect.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Limerick is mild and wet, like most of the west.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 9 | 2 | Rugby season, quiet otherwise\r\nFebruary | 9 | 2 | Six Nations on every pub screen\r\nMarch | 11 | 2 | St Patrick's Day parade\r\nApril | 14 | 2 | Spring\r\nMay | 16 | 3 | Riverfest weekend\r\nJune | 19 | 3 | Long days\r\nJuly | 20 | 4 | Busy with visitors\r\nAugust | 19 | 4 | Peak season\r\nSeptember | 17 | 3 | Excellent. Rugby returns\r\nOctober | 14 | 2 | Quiet and cheap\r\nNovember | 11 | 2 | Rugby season\r\nDecember | 9 | 2 | Christmas at the castle","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Riverfest on the May bank holiday is the city's biggest weekend.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Limerick","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/ireland\/limerick\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Munster rugby | Autumn to spring | Thomond Park | Home matches fill the city and its pubs, and the European nights are the biggest of the year. |  | \nRiverfest | May bank holiday weekend | Along the Shannon | A free festival of food, music and events on the river, with fireworks. |  | \nChristmas at King John's Castle | December | King's Island | Markets and events in and around the castle. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Beds are for a room shared between two, as the city has very few dorms. Transport assumes walking.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 35 | 16 | 3 | 8\r\nMiddle of the road | 45 | 28 | 5 | 15\r\nComfortable | 65 | 42 | 10 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Limerick","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Limerick has very few dorm hostels. The places to stay Hostelworld lists here appear below, live.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"Places to stay in Limerick","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/ireland\/limerick\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Limerick travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Limerick worth visiting? | Yes, for a day or two. It has a thirteenth-century castle, a good museum, a Georgian quarter and a lively, cheap night out, and it is a good base for Adare, Bunratty and the Cliffs of Moher.\r\nIs Limerick safe? | Yes. Its old reputation is outdated, and the centre is safe with ordinary care, as in any city.\r\nAre there hostels in Limerick? | Very few with dorms. Budget hotels and guesthouses are the usual option.\r\nHow do I get from Shannon Airport to Limerick? | Buses run to the city in about thirty-five minutes.\r\nCan I see a Munster rugby match? | If you can get a ticket. Home games at Thomond Park sell out, especially against Leinster and in Europe. The pubs show every match.\r\nWhat is there to do near Limerick? | Adare, Bunratty Castle, Lough Gur, the Cliffs of Moher and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum are all within an hour and a half.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Limerick? | May to September. Riverfest, on the May bank holiday weekend, is the biggest event of the year.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Limerick hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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