The Old Limerick Journal, contents of vols. 1-27

The Old Limerick Journal has been published regularly since 1979. To date (2007) there have been 42 volumes issued and the content of these volumes constitutes an invaluable record of the social and political history of Limerick. The focus of the journal is mainly on events in Limerick City though the County does receive occasional coverage also.

Below is a listing of all contents of the volumes of the journal published to date. Selected articles can be accessed in full - click on article heading to read.

Contents of vols. 1-27 below [contents of vols. 28-35] [contents of vols. 36-42]

Vol. 1, December 1979                                                     

Introduction; Old times by Gerald Griffin; Shawn-a-scoob by Desmond O’Grady; How Plassey got its name; Gurky McMahon was buried today by Sean Bourke; Pol Carr’s by Frank Hamilton; The siege of Clampett’s Bow by Jim Kemmy; The goose’s corner by Dolly Stewart; An old school by Dick Naughton; Drunken Thady by Michael Hogan; Memoirs of a Savoy pageboy; The Enigma of Frank Ryan, part 1 by Michael McInerney (545 Kb); Remember Limerick by Kevin O’Connor; A chronicle of Limerick life by W. W. Gleeson; Servant boys and girls in Co.Limerick by Pat Feeley; Garryowen by Kevin Hannan.

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Vol. 2, March 1980

The loss of Michael McInerney; Limerick’s ‘Marconi’ by Kevin Hannan; ‘Wires’ by Tom Ryan; An April morning walk by Gerard Ryan; The poet Ryan by Desmond O’Grady; A visit to Limerick – 1938 by Dorothy McCall; Memories of Mulgrave Street by David Hanly; The Shelling of the Strand Barracks by P. J. Ryan (122 Kb); Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, part 1 by John Rushe (918 Kb); The death of Feathery Burke by Sean Bourke; The curse of St. Munchin by Michael Hogan; Mill and millars by Dolly Stewart; Treacy’s packet and tripe by Jim Kemmy; Jim ‘Packet’ O’Halloran by W.W. Gleeson; The General Strike - 1919 [known as The Limerick Soviet] by Jim Kemmy (955 Kb); The Enigma of Frank Ryan, part 2 by Michael McInerney (516 Kb); Rabbi Levin of Colooney Street by Pat Feeley (628 Kb); The closed Lyric by Kevin O’Connor; Some Limerick newsboys by Frank Renihan.

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Vol. 3, June 1980

Hidden history; Limerick Town by John Francis O’Donnell; Tom Bull by Kevin Hannan; Josie by Jim Kemmy; An April incident by Tim Lehane; The city of Limerick by Geoffrey Grigson; The old theatre Royal by J. F. Walsh; A proposed brewery by Pat Collins; Social life by the Shannon by P. J. Ryan; A legend of Rory Frawley by Kevin O’Connor; Limerick Savings Bank by Kevin Hannan (522 Kb); Limerick by Kate O’Brien; The best stone-cutter in the country by Seamus Murphy; Sliabh Luachra by Pat Feeley; Broderick’s academy by W. W. Gleeson; ‘Change at the junction’ by Kevin O’Connor; The bed by Desmond O’Grady; Women in cathedral grounds by Seamus O’Cinneide.

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Vol. 4, September 1980

A rhyming history; On the rampart: Limerick by John Francis O’Donnell; Arthur’s quay by E. H. Bennis; Warmest love by Kate O’Brien; Scandal at Bruff by Dermot McEvoy; The sanitary services by P.J. Ryan; Doggy cross by Jim Kemmy; Education on Limerick 1830-60 by Kevin R. O'Connor (466 Kb); The House of Industry by Paddy Lysaght (474 Kb); Whiteboys and ribbonmen by Pat Feeley; St. John's Square by Kevin Hannan (455 Kb); Some Limerick newsboys by Frank Renihan; Memories of Denmark Street by Michael Kenevane; Mike Danagher by Kevin Hannan; The Dean and the Bard by W.W. Gleeson; The Broadford Soviet by Michael McCarthy (583 Kb).

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Vol. 5, December 1980

J. Ferrar, citizen of Limerick; Homecoming by Desmond O’Grady; Some Limerick characters by Thomas Ryan; Christmas in the Presentation parlour by Kate O’Brien; Scandal at Bruff by Dermot McEvoy; The Danish city by W. W. Gleeson; Billy Carr’s garden by Jim Kemmy; A child’s parish Christmas by Donal O’Murchu; The Shannon Scheme Strike by Michael McCarthy (824 Kb); St. John's Gate by Kevin Hannan (505 Kb); Scenes from a Limerick childhood by Donall MacAmhlaigh; Early days on the Island field by Joe Malone; Garryowen by Gerald Griffin; John Mallon by Pat Feeley.

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Vol. 6, Spring 1981

Alma Fitt (1886-1980); Adare by John F.O’Donnell; The Building of the Sarsfield Bridge by Pádraig Ó Maidin (299 Kb); The Early Years of Bishop O'Dwyer by John Rushe (229 Kb); Joseph Sexton, papermaker by Alf MacLochlainn; The market house by Moira Jennings; Limerick by Robert GravesRoche’s Hanging Gardens by Jim Kemmy; The poor law comes to Limerick by Chris O’Mahony; Two Parkmen by Kevin Hannan; A corporation minute book – 1769-1796 by Charlotte Murphy; ‘Up Garryowen!’ by W.W. Gleeson; Mungret Agricultural School by Milo Spillane; The city’s entertainment by P.J. Ryan; Burton’s billiard saloon by Joe Malone; Scandal at Bruff by Dermot McEvoy; The Castlecomer mine and quarry union by Pat Feeley; The Mac Adam tradition by Michael McCarthy.

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Vol. 7, Summer 1981

The White manuscript; When filled with thoughts of life’s young day by Gerald Griffin; The Battle of the Tail Race by Michael McCarthy (515 Kb); The Greatest Ballplayer - J. J. Bowles by T. J. McElligott (177 Kb); Poverty and pawnshops by P. J. Ryan; Memories of the old canal by Kevin Hannan; Scandal at Bruff by Dermot McEvoy; Recollections 1928-1939 by Tony MacMahon; Athlunkard boat club by W.W. Gleeson; From Limerick to the Golden Gate by L. A. O’Donnell; Looking back by Michael Kenevane; Building the Workhouses by P. J Meghen (469 Kb); The horror of Verdun by Tom Burtchaell; Godfrey Massy: Vicar of Bruff by Pius Browne (553 Kb); Shanny’s pub by Jim Kemmy; The Castlecomer mine and quarry union by Pat Feeley.

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Vol. 8, Autumn 1981

A forgotten benefactor; The men of Park by Richard Ross-Lewin; How the Shannon Scheme Workers Lived by Michael McCarthy (869 Kb); Bishop O'Dwyer, part 3: E. T. O'Dwyer and the Temperance Movement by John Rushe (217 Kb); Some local industries by P. J. Ryan; Owen’s garden by Jim Kemmy; Limerick Breweries by John Keane (491 Kb); The sandmen by Kevin Hannan; Scandal at Bruff by Dermot McEvoy; J.P. O’Sullivan by Kevin Dinneen; Studiisque Asperrima Belli by Tony MacMahon (855 Kb); The Castlecomer mine and quarry union by Pat Feeley; A haunting by Robert Graves; The Brazen Head by W.W. Gleeson; The eighteenth century city by John O’Keeffe; A letter from the past by George Goodwin.

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Vol. 9, Winter 1981

The death of a cabin-boy; Christmas eve by Michael Hogan; The American letter by Tony MacMahon; The Old Limerick Society; Bishop O'Dwyer [part 4]: E. T. O'Dwyer and the Artisans' Dwellings Co. by John R (299 Kb); The Limerick stage 1736-1800 by William Smith Clark; St. Michael’s by Kevin Hannan; The siege of 64 Great Strand Street by Pat Feeley; McNamara’s band by W.W.Gleeson; A Christmas battle by Tom Burchaell; P.J. (‘Cushy’) Ryan by Jim Kemmy; The Wellesley Bridge by Phil Lovett (631 Kb); The election of 1874 by Michael McCarthy; How I nearly was sent to Glin by Joe Malone; A Limerick childhood by Dorothy McCall.

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Vol. 10, Spring 1982

Our loss; Kitty Bredin by Desmond O’Grady; The Irishtown by Kevin Hannan; Crime on the Shannon Scheme by Michael McCarthy (490 Kb); The development of Limerick in the nineteenth century by Phil Lovett; A nocturnal visitor by Peter M.C. Morris; The evolution of local government by Tony McMahon; Daingean days by Sean Bourke; Emigration From the Limerick Workhouse 1848-1860 by Chris O'Mahony (463 Kb); The battle of the Falklands by Tom Burtchaell; A Limerick posting by Siegfried Sassoon; The siege of 64 Great Strand Street by Pat Feeley; Crosbie Row by Joe Malone; The life and times of Feathery Bourke by Jim Kemmy.

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Vol. 11, Summer 1982

In praise of local history; Shaun-a-scoob by Michael Hogan; A visit to Limerick – 1952 by Constantine FitzGibbon; The Royal Irish Constabulary by P. J. Ryan; The Bruff agitation by Pius J. A. Browne; Daingean days by Sean Bourke; Aspects of the 1904 Pogrom by Pat Feeley (338 Kb); City of commerce by Willie W. Gleeson; The life and letters of Feathery Bourke by Jim Kemmy; The Limerick stage 1736-1800 by William Smith Clark; A Southill story by Kevin Hannan; How many angels on a pinhead ? by Michael McCarthy.

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Vol. 12, Autumn 1982

Our literary history(1); The Galbally farmer by Darby Ryan; A visit to Limerick by Constantine FitzGibbon; King John's Castle by Willie W. Gleeson (177 Kb); The Park Danes by Patsy Harrold; Memories of Mrs. Baker by Joe Malone; A Limerick childhood by Christopher Isherwood; Daingean days by Sean Bourke; Mikey Raleigh’s band by Bob Hamilton; Dr. Thomas Arthur by Kevin Hannan (507 Kb); Spring Rice by Finbarr Crowe; The life and letters of Feathery Bourke by Jim Kemmy; The Bard of Thomond by Patrick Lysaght; Industries and workers by P.J. Ryan.

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Vol. 13, Winter 1982

Our literary history (2); A poet’s grave by T.J. Dunbar; Daingean days by Sean Bourke; Michael Hogan in America by Jim Kemmy; City Hall paintings by Willie W. Gleeson; A visit to Limerick 1952 by Constantine FitzGibbon; Pawnbroking in Limerick by W. MacL; A Limerick childhood by Christopher Isherwood; The Carnegie Library by P. J. Ryan (134 Kb); The Park Danes by Patsy Harrold; A Coonagh man by John Walsh; A magical debut by Eamon O’Connor; The 17th century city by Thomas F.O’Sullivan; The Normans in Limerick by Charlotte Murphy; Marwood the hangman by Kevin Hannan; The Liberator and the Limerick Ladies by James Doherty (92 Kb); The old canal by Finbarr Crowe.

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Vol. 14, Spring 1983

Folklore; Duffy’s circus, Limerick by Desmond O’Grady; A Limerick childhood by Moira Verschoyle; The old west Clare by Frank Roberts; The Fairgreen by David Hanly (227 Kb); Two elections by William W. Gleeson; The bells of St. Alphonsus by Finbar Crowe; The Whit Sunday march by P. J. Ryan; Memories of Michael McInerney by Malachy Gray; A D’Alton letter by Aideen Ireland; A missing manuscript by Frank Hamilton; Michael Hogan in America 1886-1889 by Jim Kemmy; Kate O’Brien by Paddy Lysaght; The life of a servant girl by Molly Byrne; Dr. Robert Frith by Michael Conway; Where the Mulcaire river flows by Kevin Hannan; The Park Danes by Patsy Harrold; Davitt and the Limerick Jews by Pat Feeley (138 Kb); Corner boys by Joe Malone.

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Vol. 15, Spring 1984

Our printing history; A Limerick Christmas by Finbar Crowe; The Windmill and District by Jack O'Sullivan (592 Kb); Limerick's Bacon Factories by Paddy Lysaght (418 Kb); A West Limerick centenarian by Batt Leahy-Harnett; Galloping Hogan by Tim Lehane; The Shannon Scheme: a Forgotten Limerick Connection by Willie W. Gleeson (80 Kb); Medical remedies from 18th century Limerick by Aideen Ireland; Castleconnell, part 1 by Kevin Hannan (712 Kb); John Ford and the women of Limerick by Joe Malone; Michael Hogan in America 1886-’89 by Jim Kemmy; Dr. Samuel Crumpe by Michael Conway (105 Kb); The Park Danes by Kevin Hannan.

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Vol. 16, Summer 1984

Cannock’s clock; Delemege’s Wood by Seamus O’Cinneide; Castleconnell, part 2 by Kevin Hannan (657 Kb); Memories of The People's Park by Finbar Crowe (500 Kb); Parteen – to organise or not by Michael McCarthy; The Park Danes by Patsy Harrold; The matchmaker by Kevin Hannan; Unbound poet by Michael Hartnett; Schooldays by Michael Kenevane; A Limerick coachmaker and trade unionist by Bernard Reaney; De Valera – a fateful visit by Mairin Power; The salt water enterprise by John Walsh; The great explosion of 1837 by Mary McMahon; The two famines by W.W. Gleeson; The leaving of Thomondgate by Joe Malone; A forgotten dramatist by Jim Kemmy.

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Vol. 17, Winter 1984

Mountshannon House and the Fitzgibbons by Carole Gurnett (390 Kb); The Park Danes by Kevin Hannan; Maurice Lenihan - Historian of Limerick, part 1 by Francis Finnegan (619 Kb); Sean Bourke the actor by May Griffin; Christmas in Newcastle West by Michael Hartnett; The bells of St. Mary’s by Finbarr Crowe; St. John’s boys’ schools by Kevin Hannan; St. John’s girls’ school by Patsy Harrold; It’s a long way to Limerick by Tim Lehane; The Jews of Limerick, part 1 by Des Ryan (559 Kb); Flight to Lahinch by Frank Roberts; O'Duffy's Other Brigade by Michael McCarthy (346 Kb); Treacy’s packet and tripe shop by Mary Kate Irwin; Kate O’Brien’s Limerick by Jim Kemmy; Out for blood! by W. W. Gleeson.

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Vol. 18, Winter 1985

The History of Cannock's, part 1 by Finbarr Crowe (656 Kb); Charlotte Grace O'Brien by Frank Hamilton (217 Kb); A 19th century citizen by Anthony Riordan; Limerick –as others saw us by Paddy Lysaght; A missing aircraft by Frank Roberts; Limerick in the general election 1885 by James Doherty; Catherine Hayes by W. W. Gleeson (117 Kb); The Park Danes by Jim Kemmy; Maurice Lenihan - Historian of Limerick, part 2 by Francis Finnegan (542 Kb); In my own time by Kevin Hannan; Bishop Charles Graves by Aideen Ireland; The Jews of Limerick, part 2 by Des Ryan (623 Kb).

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Vol. 19, Summer 1986

Maurice Lenihan - Historian of Limerick, part 3 by Francis Finnegan (859 Kb); The abduction of Honora Goold by Pat Feeley; Paddy Nolan in Calgary by Grant MacEwan; The History of Cannock's, part 2 by Finbarr Crowe (780 Kb); The Park Danes by Jim Kemmy; The first radio pirate by Jim O’Carroll; The Second Munsters 1914-1948, part 1 by Des Ryan (1,169 Kb); Afternoon by Desmond O’Grady; Ada Rehan by Kevin Hannan (459 Kb); Memories of Picquet’s Lane by Paul Malone; Limerick ‘Slaves’ for Jamaica by Carl Senior.

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Vol. 20, Winter 1986

Maurice Lenihan - Historian of Limerick, part 4 by Francis Finnegan (726 Kb); Grady’s nosegay by Paddy Lysaght; The summer snowflake by Patsy Harrold; Newcastle West – 1970 by Michael Hartnett; Turnpike roads in Co. Limerick by P.J. Meghen; A tale of two poets by Jim Kemmy; The electrification of Shaw’s 1894-’96 by Joseph Quaney; The Second Munsters 1914-1948, part 2 by Des Ryan (998 Kb).

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Vol. 21, Autumn 1987

A Forgotten Limerick Genius [Sylvester O'Halloran] by Kevin Hannan (595 Kb); Some Limerick Print Workers by W. W. Gleeson (131 Kb); Limerick Night Watch 1807-1853 by Chris O'Mahony (666 Kb); A History of the Christian Brothers in Limerick, part 1 by Richard Ahern (860 Kb); The Second Munsters 1914-1918, part 3 by Des Ryan (953 Kb); Memories of Henry Street by Gerry Gallivan; Mick Quilligan’s pub by Finbarr Crowe; A journey to an all-Ireland by C.B. McKernan; Old Carey’s road by Paddy Moloney; The Rockite Uprising in Co. Limerick - 1821 by Pat Feeley (929 Kb); A letter for posterity by Michael McCarthy.

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Vol. 22, Christmas 1987

An Introduction to Limerick History by Jim Kemmy (355 Kb); A sense of place by Paddy Lysaght; Limerick – behind closed doors by Finbarr Crowe; Mary Lavelle by Jose Maria de Areilza; Mick Quilligan’s by Kevin Hannan; Echoes and reflections; A History of the Christian Brothers in Limerick, part 2 by Richard Ahern (1,053 Kb); How Lord Edward street got its name by W.W. Gleeson; Mourning the Martyrs: a Study of a Demonstration in Limerick City, 8.12.1867 by (1,970 Kb)Breandán Mac Giolla  Choille.

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Vol. 23, Spring 1988 - Australian edition

Sir Richard Bourke: His Life and Work by Hazel King (1,401 Kb); The O'Hallorans in South Australia by Kevin Hannan (880 Kb); Thomas Spring Rice and the Peopling of Australia by David Fitzpatrick (1,707 Kb); Mayor Pery Baylee by E.R. Pretyman; James Raymond: postmaster general by Vivienne Parsons; John Hurley: pastoralist and politician by Martha Rutledge; Judge Samuel Bindon by David Potts (140 Kb); Sir Richard Bourke: Irish and Colonial Liberal by Bob Reece (912 Kb); Sir Terence Aubrey Murray by Alan FitzGerald; Balancing the sexes by Chris O’Mahony; Dr. Richard Thomas Tracy by Frank M.C. Forster; William Smith O'Brien in Van Diemen's Land 1849-1854 by John Cussen (837 Kb); The Taits in Limerick and Melbourne by Jim Kemmy (1,074 Kb); Lola Montez Down Under by Michael McCarthy (1,003 Kb); The McMahon diary by Bill McInerney; William Ievers : old scenes revisited by Richard Reid; Anthony Lefroy: public servant by G.G. Lefroy; Rev. Francis Hales –[from the Australian Dictionary of Biography]; Catherine Hayes: Operatic Soprano by Dennis Shoesmith (166 Kb); Dr. John Gunson by Sally O’Neill; Martin Hogan and the Catalpa rescue by Eamon McDermott; The widow Mulcahy: From the Golden Vale to the Goulburn Valley by Thomas Patrick Flanagan and John Stanislaus Mulcahy; Paddy Hannan from Quin : Pioneer of the Mile by Michael MacMahon; Archbishop James Duhig: Limerick 1871-Brisbane 1965 by T. P. Boland (836 Kb); Patrick Francis Hanran: Merchant and politician by J. G. Proud; Henry King : Public servant and parliamentarian by A. A. Morrison and M. Carter; Bishop James Corbett: Freeman of Limerick by Monica Starke; James Dalton: Mayor of Orange and Papal Knight by Martha Rutledge; Brendan Bracken: the Emergence of an Imperialist by Patsy Harrold (1,181 Kb); Fr. John Creagh in the Kimberleys by S. J. Boland (681 Kb); Historical walkabout: Exploring links by W.W. Gleeson and Jim Kemmy; Some Limerick Palatines: Looking for Family History in Ireland by Bob Reece (555 Kb); The Irish in Australia (review article) by R. B. Haslam; John and James Toohey: Brewers by G.P. Walsh; John Finnerty: Magistrate by Ted Mayman; Sr. Katherine Mulquin by Katherine Dunlop Kane; James Patrick Garvan by Bede Nairn; Trooper Thomas Downey: From Sydney to the Somme by Richard Ahern; De Valera in Australia: 1948 by Patrick O’Farrell; Up-and-under: Some rugby ties by Karl Johnston; James Vincent Duhig: Rationalist by C.A.C. Leggett.

 

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Vol. 24, Winter 1988 - Barrington's edition

The Barringtons of Limerick by Dom Hubert Janssens de Varebeke (844 Kb); Sir Matthew Barrington: 1788-1861: the Real Founder of Barrington's Hospital (1,307 Kb) by Mark Tierney; Health services in Limerick in the early 19th century by Susan Connolly; The Origins and Early Years of Barrington's Hospital by Mark Tierney (1,035 Kb); Doctors differ by Jim Kemmy; The Barringtons and the Pery Square Tontine Company by Mark Tierney; The 1832 Cholera Epidemic by Kevin Hannan (516 Kb); The Mont de Piete by Mark Tierney; Gifts to the citizens by Kevin Hannan; Glenstal Castle by Mark Tierney and John Cornforth (841 Kb); The Barringtons and their tenants by Donal Ryan; Housing and Social Conditions: 1830-1940 by Jim Kemmy (785 Kb); The threatened hospital closure: 1879 by Richard Ahern; ‘Bring him to Barrington’s’ by Kevin Hannan; The sporting Barringtons by Karl Johnston; A farmer’s pleasure garden; A Glenstal boyhood by FitzWilliam Barrington; Florence Barrington in Russia: 1917 by B.S. Faloon; Some recollections by W.W. Gleeson; The Death of Winifred Barrington: Tragedy at Coolboreen by Kevin Hannan (1,136 Kb); The Irish Hospitals sweepstake and Barrington’s Hospital, 1931-1937 by Mark Tierney; The Barrington dogs: Irish water spaniels by Mary-Rose Barrington-Manuel; A letter to Sir Charles Barrington from Wm. T. Cosgrave; Dr Sarah O’Malley by Patsy Harrold; The Staff of Barrington's Hospital 1900-1988 by Robert Holmes (935 Kb); Michael Roberts by Jim Kemmy; Sr. Joan Bluett by Kevin Hannan; Nurse Lily Flanagan by David Hanly; The Closure of a Hospital: as Seen by the Press by Frank Hamilton (1,366 Kb).

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Vol. 25, Summer 1989 - French edition

Limerick and France During the Jacobite War of 1689-1691 by Sheila Mulloy (805 Kb); A 1690 poem by Jim Kemmy and Chris O’Mahony; Joseph O'Halloran, S.J. by Kevin Hannan (386 Kb) Dean Terence O’Shaughnessy by Mark Tierney and Ignatius Murphy; The timetable of revolution; The first modern revolution by A. J. P. Taylor; The powder-keg that blew by Martin Kettle; The fall of the Bastille by Richard Hayes; The revolution: How it was reported in the Limerick Chronicle by Larry Walsh; James Bartholomew Blackwell by Hugh Gough; James Burke: Priest and revolutionary by Des Ryan; James Roche by Jim Kemmy; The Meade brothers by John de Courcy Ireland; The Defences of Ireland 1793-1815: the Shannon Estuary by Paul M. Kerrigan (574 Kb); George Geary Bennis by Jim Kemmy (156 Kb); The French MacMahons by Denis MacMahon (1,680 Kb); The Marencourt cup by Jim Kemmy; A survey of the reports of French consuls in Ireland 1814-1929 by Mark Tierney; A brief history of Quimper by Martin Chappell; How Quimper became the capital of Finistere by Herve Glorennec; Quimper – as seen by The Graphic 1870-71; Walter Osborne in Quimper and Pont-Aven 1883 by Jeanne Sheehy; Laurel Hill: a French Foundation by Richard Ahern (508 Kb); The Franco-Irish Ambulance Brigade 1870-71 by Michael McCarthy; The land war: A Paris pamphlet by Paul Rowlandson; Norman Garstin: a Limerick Artist in France 1882-86 by Julian Campbell (290 Kb); The McMahon diary: A Clareman in Paris 1888 by Bill McInerney; Dermod O'Brien: a Paris Apprenticeship by Julian Campbell (433 Kb); A visit to Paris by William Ievers; The Limerick Visit of Fr. Raus 1904 by Des Ryan (439 Kb); The Munster Fusiliers in France 1914-1918 by Des Ryan (1,984 Kb); Dr. Richard Hayes: 'Limerick's Most Distinguished and Enthusiastic Francophile' (353 Kb); From Limerick to the Left Bank by Desmond O’Grady; The style of Jean-Pierre Rives by Karl Johnston; Biographical Dictionary of Limerickmen in France by Richard Hayes (959 Kb); Limerick Jesuits in France by Francis Finegan (393 Kb); Glossary of French terms.

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Vol. 26, Winter 1989

Arthur's Quay by Jim Kemmy (698 Kb); Limerick in 1689 by Richard Ahern (1,657 Kb); The Promotion of a Limerick Linen Industry 1760-1763 by Patrick J. O'Connor (480 Kb); The Corbally District by Kevin Hannan (951 Kb); Limerick's Campaign for a University 1838-1845 by Pat Kearney (1,515 Kb); John M. O’Cahill of Templeglantine and Pentwater, Michigan by Alf MacLochlainn; Patrick Bonaventure Kennedy O.F.M. 1855-1924 by Bartholomew Egan; A place remembered by Cicely Forde; Memories of The Savoy by Anthony Riordan (276 Kb); Potatoes, Turf and Fireside Chats: Muintir na Tire and the 'Emergency' in Limeri (563 Kb)ck by  Eoin  Devereux; Childhood holidays by Desmond O’Grady; Longpavement and the Line to the West by Paddy Clear (602 Kb); An Arthur’s Quay Christmas by Frank Hamilton.

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Vol. 27, Autumn 1990

The devil’s address to the Merchants of Limerick County by Sean O’Faolain; The District of Thomondgate by Kevin Hannan (961 Kb); Daniel Defoe and the Palatines by Peter Hutchinson; A pioneering policeman by Pat Feeley; The Nolans and Costelloes by Padraig de Bhaldraithe and Padraig Og de Bhaldraithe; The nightwalker by Gerald Griffin; Some Limerick links with Australia by Richard Reid; A letter to Lord Monteagle; The death of Martin Cherry by Jim Kemmy; Archbishop Daniel Mannix by James Griffin; The Parteen Eviction by Michael McCarthy (537 Kb); The Limerick Distillery in 1886 by Richard Ahern (752 Kb); Michael Joyce: Squarerigger, Shannon Pilot and M.P. by Brian Donnelly (465 Kb); Towards a university for Limerick 1934-1972 by Pat Kearney.

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[contents of vols. 36-42]

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