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  1. General history – Docks of Limerick [history], from Manuscript Notes by H. W. Russell, edited by Robert Herbert, North Munster    Antiquarian Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 1949, pp53-58 doc001 (3,427 Kb) 

  2. General history – The Beginnings and development of the port of Limerick by T. F. O'Sullivan, Limerick Leader 4/2/1952, p3 doc002 (2,661 Kb) 

  3. General history – The history of Limerick harbour by Frank Hamilton, Limerick Weekly Echo 29/1/1977, p12 doc003 (1,068 Kb) 

  4. General history – Going down the Docks by Michael Roycroft, Limerick Christmas Gazette 1990, p15 doc004 (1,410 Kb) 

  5. General history – The development of Limerick docks by Kevin Hannan, Limerick Chronicle 10/1/1995 doc005 (783 Kb) 

  6. General history – Limerick Port, Limerick Post 27/10/2007, p56 doc006 (2,008 Kb) 

  7. Photographs/Illustrations – List of illustrations/photos of docks/Dock Road in various books and journals at Limerick City Library doc007 (439 Kb) 

  8. Photographs/Illustrations – The Custom House and part of the old port, early 19th c., Old Limerick Journal no. 23, Spring 1988, p35 doc008 (904 Kb) 

  9. Photographs/Illustrations – Harbour of city of Limerick, from History and Topography of Limerick by Fitzgerald & McGregor doc009 (792 Kb) 

  10. Photographs/Illustrations – Opening of the new Floating Dock, from Calendar of Old Limerick doc010 (581 Kb) 

  11. Photographs/Illustrations – Arthur’s Quay (about 1880), from Old Limerick, 1976 doc011 (618 Kb) 

  12. Photographs/Illustrations – The ‘Shannon’ steam paddle tug, 19th century, from Old Limerick, 1976 doc012 (429 Kb) 

  13. Photographs/Illustrations – Sailing ships in Limerick’s floating dock, 1883, from Old Limerick, 1976 doc013 (547 Kb) 

  14. Photographs/Illustrations – Paddle wheelers at entrance to floating dock, 19th century, Old Limerick, 1976 doc014 (571 Kb) 

  15. Photographs/Illustrations – Photograph of docks area, from Crescent College Review no. 1, 1897 doc015 (1,200 Kb) 

  16. Photographs/Illustrations – Sailing ship Eudora in the floating dock, June 1907 [2 versions], Historic Limerick by Laurence Walsh & OLJ no. 23, Spring 1988 doc016 (900 Kb) 

  17. Photographs/Illustrations – Men unloading steamship, undated photo, c. early 20th c., Limerick Leader 9/10/2010, p4 (Leader 2) doc017 (1,217 Kb) 

  18. Photographs/Illustrations – The Docks, c. 1920, Old Limerick Journal no. 8, Autumn 1981 doc018 (679 Kb) 

  19. Photographs/Illustrations – Group of sailors in Limerick Docks in 1930, Limerick Chronicle 21/9/1993 doc019 (830 Kb) 

  20. Photographs/Illustrations – Limerick docks, 1936, from Fr. Browne’s Ireland by E. E. O'Donnell  

  21. Photographs/Illustrations – The S.S. Irish Pine at Limerick Docks, c.1940, from The Chapel on the Hill by Thomas Ryan doc021 (679 Kb) 

  22. Photographs/Illustrations – Limerick quays then and now, 1944 & 2008, Limerick Leader 10/5/2008, p21 doc022 (1,872 Kb) 

  23. Photographs/Illustrations – Photograph, c.1950, no source doc023 (834 Kb) 

  24. Photographs/Illustrations – View of Limerick docks, Limerick Chronicle 9/8/1969, p5 doc024 (1,212 Kb) 

  25. Photographs/Illustrations – photograph, c.1970s, from The Changing Face of Limerick by Frank Hamilton doc025 (670 Kb) 

  26. Photographs/Illustrations – photograph, c.1976, Limerick Official Guide 1976, p85 doc026 (896 Kb) 

  27. Photographs/Illustrations – photograph, c.1981, Limerick Corporation Development Plan, 1981, p41 doc027 (797 Kb) 

  28. Photographs/Illustrations – photograph, January 2008, Limerick Leader 1/1/2008 doc028 (342 Kb) 

  29. 19th century – Limerick Docks: Specification for building South Quay Wall, Sewer, &c. by Thomas Rhodes, 1836 doc029 (4,440 Kb) 

  30. 19th century – Jottings: new graving dock at Limerick, The Irish Builder 15/5/1873, p141 doc030 (973 Kb) 

  31. 19th century – Serious accident at the docks: partial subsidence of the dock wall, Limerick Chronicle 5/2/1887 doc031 (1,428 Kb) 

  32. 1930s – Photograph – Pictured at Limerick Docks, 1930, Limerick Chronicle 18/1/2000, p15 doc032 (1,806 Kb) 

  33. 1930s – The Limerick-owned collier, S.S. Kerry Head, 1939, from The Emergent Years by George Morrison, 1984 doc033 (828 Kb) 

  34. 1950s – Port in stranglehold: strong attack on dockers, Limerick Leader 30/1/1950, p3 doc034 (2,555 Kb) 

  35. 1950s – Dockers to work cranes, Limerick Leader 4/2/1950, p7 doc035 (1,202 Kb) 

  36. 1950s – photograph of Mount Kennett Quay [site of car crashing into river], Limerick Leader 25/11/1950, p3 doc036 (1,049 Kb) 

  37. 1950s – Welcome newcomer – the motor vessel Olivine…, Limerick Leader 15/11/1952, p7 doc037 (895 Kb) 

  38. 1950s – Big development plan for Shannon Port by Martin McGuire, Irish Times 25/11/1952 [Survey of Limerick supplement] doc121 (993 Kb)

  39. 1950s – photograph and caption, Limerick’s busy docks, Limerick Leader 10/1/1953, p3 doc038 (722 Kb) 

  40. 1950s – Centenary of the opening of the Limerick docks, Limerick Leader 1/2/1954, p1 doc039 (2,325 Kb) 

  41. 1950s – photograph and caption, Site of the new western entrance, Limerick Leader 19/9/1955, p1 doc040 (814 Kb) 

  42. 1950s – Developments at Limerick Harbourby T. F. O'Sullivan, Féile Pádraig Souvenir Brochure, March 1956, pp12&13 doc041 (874 Kb) 

  43. 1950s – Closing of dock entrance ends a 100 year phase, Limerick Leader 18/8/1956, p1 doc042 (948 Kb) 

  44. 1950s – This is not good news for the port of Limerick, Limerick Leader 14/9/1957, p1 doc043 (688 Kb) 

  45. 1960s - Storm damages docks in city [1961], Limerick Leader 14/11/2011 [50 years ago col.], p19 doc122 (1,021 Kb)

  46. 1960s – photograph (poor quality) of Russian ship at Limerick Docks, Limerick Leader 16/4/1962, p1 doc044 (476 Kb) 

  47. 1960s – Limerick port is ideal – big improvements over the past 10 years, Limerick Leader 26/1/1963, p21 doc045 (1,993 Kb) 

  48. 1960s – Bright picture of Limerick Port’s future, Limerick Leader 30/11/1963, p9 doc046 (904 Kb) 

  49. 1960s – Limerick Port on the threshold of greatness, Limerick Leader 26/9/1964, p4 doc047 (789 Kb) 

  50. 1960s – Death of Lt. Comdr. James B. Whelan, Harbour Master, Limerick Leader 31/7/1965, p9 doc048 (988 Kb) 

  51. 1960s – A century of voyaging ends for the ‘Western Monarch’, Limerick Chronicle 3/8/1968, p5 doc049 (1,551 Kb) 

  52. 1960s – Photograph of Limerick Docks, Limerick Chronicle 11/9/1969, p1 doc050 (1,152 Kb) 

  53. 1970s – The future of the port: recommendations to dockers, Limerick Chronicle 20/4/1971, p1 doc051 (969 Kb) 

  54. 1970s – New era opens for Limerick docks, Limerick Leader 6/4/1974, p14 doc052 (859 Kb) 

  55. 1970s – The ‘backwater’ that is now a top port, Limerick Leader 14/9/1974, p4 doc053 (1,887 Kb) 

  56. 1970s – Limerick is now a million ton port, Limerick Chronicle 16/10/2007 [30 Years Ago column], p17 doc054 (851 Kb) 

  57. 1970s – Limerick port trade rockets, Limerick Leader 1/12/1979 doc055 (1,030 Kb) 

  58. 1980s – Throwing more light on old lamps, Limerick Chronicle 6/1/2009 [20 Years Ago column], p24 doc056 (962 Kb) 

  59. 1990s – Leisure schemes for dock area?, Limerick Chronicle 23/7/1991, p1&2 doc057 (1,826 Kb) 

  60. 1990s – £300m plan to redevelop Limerick docks, Irish Times 14/11/1991, p3 (Property) doc058 (1,960 Kb) 

  61. 1990s – Shannon Shipping News [journal], March 1992, vol. 1, no. 13 doc059 (6,953 Kb) 

  62. 1990s – City docks lose coal ship trade, Limerick Chronicle 15/9/1992, p1 doc060 (1,017 Kb) 

  63. 1990s – Port intensifies world-wide ‘sell’, Limerick Chronicle 13/10/1992, p8 doc061 (1,374 Kb) 

  64. 1990s – £15m hotel development at docks is unveiled, Limerick Leader 17/10/1992, p1 doc062 (1,087 Kb) 

  65. 1990s – Business park gives docklands a facelift, Limerick Leader 30/10/1993 doc063 (1,617 Kb) 

  66. 1990s – £3m docks plan gets go ahead, Limerick Leader 30/3/1994 doc064 (529 Kb) 

  67. 2000s – Limerick docks to get £5m investment, Limerick Leader 17/1/2000, p7 doc065 (1,616 Kb) 

  68. 2000s – Board members ‘appalled’ by chairman’s port move, Limerick Leader 27/3/2000, p1 doc066 (2,004 Kb) 

  69. 2000s – Casual dockers each receive €90k pay-off, Limerick Leader 18/3/2006, p13 doc067 (2,076 Kb) 

  70. 2000s – Docks to be sold to boost port business, Limerick Post 25/3/2006, p6 doc068 (1,767 Kb) 

  71. 2000s – Docks may move after land sale, Limerick Leader 29/4/2006, p1 (Property & Business section)

  72. 2000s – Advertisement for sale of land at Limerick docklands, Limerick Leader 6/5/2006, p7 (Property & Business section) doc070 (2,090 Kb) 

  73. 2000s – Docklands’ waterfront sites to go on sale, Limerick Post 6/5/2006, p9 doc071 (1,905 Kb) 

  74. 2000s – Fury over plan to sell docks, Limerick Leader 10/5/2006, p1 doc072 (662 Kb) 

  75. 2000s – Dock land sale could put port on ‘death row’, Limerick Leader 13/5/2006 doc073 (723 Kb) 

  76. 2000s – State agency welcome for port land sale, Limerick Leader 20/5/2006, p9 doc074 (1,367 Kb) 

  77. 2000s – Land sale decision puts port in storm Limerick Leader 20/5/2006, p1 (Property & Business section) doc075 (1,893 Kb) 

  78. 2000s – Port company wants protected silo delisted, Limerick Post 20/5/2006, p16 doc076 (1,313 Kb) 

  79. 2000s – Docklands development to expand city centre, Limerick Post 20/5/2006, p42 (Property) doc077 (885 Kb) 

  80. 2000s – Politicians say they oppose dock plan, Limerick Leader 27/5/2006, p1 doc078 (2,220 Kb) 

  81. 2000s – Bell tolls on docks closure, Limerick Post 3/6/2006, p1&4 doc079 (814 Kb)

  82. 2000s – IBEC calls for talk over docklands, Limerick Leader 7/6/2006, p10 doc080 (792 Kb) 

  83. 2000s – Authority to meet over sale of port, Limerick Chronicle 13/6/2006, p3 doc081 (1,781 Kb) 

  84. 2000s – Campaigners rally to keep docks open, Limerick Leader 14/6/2006, p1 doc082 (828 Kb) 

  85. 2000s – Campaigners claim ownership of docks, Limerick Leader 19/6/2006, p7 doc083 (870 Kb) 

  86. 2000s – Dock saga continues [Gerry Doyle, ‘Off The Wall’ column], Limerick Leader 21/6/2006, p4 doc084 (929 Kb) 

  87. 2000s – Port boss will fight legal challenge, Limerick Post 24/6/2006, p22 doc085 (793 Kb) 

  88. 2000s – Letter, Just as our ship is coming in, we are told to shut port, by Anthony Keane OSB, Glenstal Abbey, Limk. Leader 15/7/2006, p8 doc086 (2,088 Kb) 

  89. 2000s – Councillors will fight to save the docks, Limerick Leader 26/7/2006, p1 doc087 (862 Kb) 

  90. 2000s – Councillors united in opposition to sale of city docks, Limerick Leader 29/7/2006, p1 (Property & Business section) doc088 (1,912 Kb) 

  91. 2000s – Docklands sale is ‘not on the horizon’, Limerick Leader 5/8/2006, p7 doc089 (838 Kb) 

  92. 2000s – Docks not for surrender warn councillors, Limerick Post 19/8/2006, p6 doc090 (878 Kb) 

  93. 2000s – Revealed: dockland dream of the future, Limerick Leader 26/8/2006, p1 doc091 (2,130 Kb) 

  94. 2000s – Port boss reveals dockland vision, Limerick Leader 26/8/2006, p16 doc092 (4,418 Kb) 

  95. 2000s – Port users draw up plan for dock site, Limerick Leader 26/8/2006, p17 doc093 (2,240 Kb) 

  96. 2000s – Port company moves sale process closer, Limerick Post 26/8/2006, p8 doc094 (1,608 Kb) 

  97. 2000s – Should the city port be sold or kept open as a working dock, Limerick Leader 2/9/2006, p4 doc095 (2,161 Kb) 

  98. 2000s – Mayor says dock sale could be a year away, Limerick Leader 2/9/2006, p1 (Property & Business section) doc096 (2,008 Kb) 

  99. 2000s – Port company to engage in talks with councillors and port users & Mayor denounces ‘speedy’ sale of docks, Limk Post 2/9/2006, p6 doc097 (1,570 Kb) 

  100. 2000s – Port storm calms as all agree on way forward, Limerick Leader 9/9/2006, p5 doc098 (802 Kb) 

  101. 2000s – Dock plans to be drawn up, Limerick Leader 11/9/2006, p2 doc099 (1,020 Kb) 

  102. 2000s – Council steadfast on keeping port, Limerick Leader 16/9/2006 doc100 (734 Kb) 

  103. 2000s – Port firm agrees to talks on future of docks, Limerick Leader 16/9/2006, p1 (Business & Features section) doc101 (1,895 Kb) 

  104. 2000s – Council docks committee is hit by ripples, Limerick Leader 30/9/2006, p2 doc102 (871 Kb) 

  105. 2000s – Mayor teases out details of docklands development, Limerick Post 28/10/2006, p9 doc103 (935 Kb) 

  106. 2000s – MWRA director is to chair talks on docks, Limerick Leader 8/11/2006, p15 doc104 (933 Kb) 

  107. 2000s – Kirby seeking submissions on future for city docklands, Limerick Leader 11/11/2006, p20 doc105 (1,008 Kb) 

  108. 2000s – Port group gets down to business, Limerick Leader 25/11/2006, p7 doc106 (1,044 Kb) 

  109. 2000s – Illustration – Artist’s impression of the proposed development of Limerick docks, Limerick Leader 30/12/2006, p20 doc107 (1,074 Kb) 

  110. 2000s – Court to rule on port probe soon, Limerick Leader 20/1/2007, p20 doc108 (4,154 Kb) 

  111. 2000s – ‘All options open on docks’ , Limerick Leader 5/5/2007, p2 doc109 (2,277 Kb) 

  112. 2000s – Docklands development on the horizon, Limerick Post 19/5/2007, p51 doc110 (959 Kb) 

  113. 2000s – Port call: candidates on city dock options, Limerick Leader 23/5/2007, p13 doc111 (1,621 Kb) 

  114. 2000s – Report on future of docklands to be published, Limerick Chronicle 29/5/2007, p1 doc112 (771 Kb) 

  115. 2000s – No ‘for sale’ sign at docks, Limerick Post 2/6/2007, p2 doc113 (1,654 Kb) 

  116. 2000s – Docks report delayed over leak fears, Limerick Leader 9/6/2007, p1&2 doc114 (918 Kb) 

  117. 2000s – Kirby’s report backs port redevelopment, Limerick Leader 10/5/2008, p5 doc115 (1,007 Kb) 

  118. 2000s – Port users reject top economist’s report, Limerick Leader 7/6/2008, p2 doc116 (799 Kb) 

  119. 2000s – Ireland’s second largest port authority [Shannon Foynes Port Company], Local Authority Journal, Summer 2008 doc117 (750 Kb) 

  120. 2010s – New life for docklands, Limerick Post 22/5/2010, p1 doc118 (2,003 Kb) 

  121. 2010s – Dockers’ contribution to city is recalled with pride [Dockers’ Memorial], Limerick Leader 26/10/2010, p17 doc119 (2,423 Kb) 

  122. 2010s – The dockers are back on the quayside [Dockers’ Memorial], Limerick Post 26/10/2010, p15 doc120 (2,095 Kb)

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