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I. Images of King John’s Castle

• Photograph from Historic Limerick: The City and its Treasures by Larry Walsh, 1984
• Photograph from City of Limerick, Official Guide, 1985
• Photograph from poster marking publication of Architectural Heritage of Limerick City, 2008
• Plate of drawing by W. H. Bartlett, 19^th century
• Stafford’s drawing from Pacata Hibernia, 1810
• Aerial photograph, Limerick Leader 24/6/2006, p23
• Photograph from Clancy Strand, 1950s, Limerick Leader 13/7/2009, p19
• Drawing of Castle and Thomond Bridge, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 24, Winter 1988
• Drawing, Castle and City of Limerick, engraved by E. Finden, drawn by W. Westall
• Old Thomond Bridge and King John’s Castle, Limerick [Ancient Bridges of Ireland.-No. I]
• Drawing from Limerick Corporation King’s Island District Plan, 1972
• Limerick Castle, plan from Irish Castles by H. G. Leask, 1946

II. Articles about King John’s Castle

• King John's Castle by Willie W. Gleeson, Old Limerick Journal, vol. 12, Autumn 1982

• Extract from Limerick, The Rich Land by Seán Spellissy, 1989

• Brochure, King John’s Castle – Bridging the Centuries, Limerick City Council/Shannon Heritage

• Chapter, Limerick Castle, from Castles and Abbeys of Great Britain & Ireland by W. H. Howe, 1902

• Extract from The Antiquities of Limerick and its Neighbourhood by T. J. Westropp, 1916

• Limerick Castle, from Castles of Ireland by Brian de Breffny

• King John’s Castle from ‘The Glamour of Limerick’ by A. J. O’Halloran, 1928

• Prince John 1177 A.D. from ‘Limerick: a handbook of local history’, c.1970s

• Archaeological excavations at King John’s Castle, Limerick by David Sweetman, ‘Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 80/6, p207-229

• The castle of Limerick, by Sheelagh Harbison, ‘Irish Sword’, vol. XVIII, no. 72, Winter 1991

• Strange changes at King John’s Castle by Kenneth Wiggins, ‘Archaeology Ireland’ vol. 5, no. 3, Autumn 1991

• King John’s Castle (1976)…revisited by Kenneth Wiggins, ‘Archaeology Ireland’, vol. 7, no. 3, Autumn 1993

• Wiggins rebuked [response by David Sweetman to article by Kenneth Wiggins], ‘Archaeology Ireland’, vol. 7, no. 4, Winter 199

• Siege of Limerick Castle, 1642, Anon. from ‘Diaries of Ireland, an anthology 1590-1987 ed. by Melosina Lenon-Conyngham

• Something worth crowing about, Kenneth Wiggins & Eileen Whyte, ], ‘Archaeology Ireland’, vol. 14, no. 3, Autumn 2000

• How King John built his castle, Limerick Life 10/05/2017, p23-25

III. Newspaper reports about King John’s Castle

• Plan for King John’s Castle, Limerick Chronicle 5/8/1965, p1

• Editorial, King John’s Castle, Limerick Leader 9/8/1965, p3

• King John’s Castle as tourist attraction, Limerick Leader 11/12/1965, p11

• King John’s Castle may boost tourist drive, Limerick Chronicle 8/1/1966, p2

• King John’s Castle gets a new look – fortress with a stirring history and two resident ghosts, Limerick Chronicle 23/12/1967, p5

• King John’s Castle - £135,000 plan gets support, Limerick Chronicle 4/4/1968, p1

• Castle battle over? Development chiefs submit £180,000 banqueting scheme, Limerick Chronicle 11/4/1970

• Plan to cost over £310,000, Limerick Chronicle 24/11/1970, p1

• King John’s Castle plan in jeopardy, Limerick Chronicle 15/4/1971, p1

• Urgent report on castle, Limerick Chronicle 14/10/1971, p1

• The “saga” of King John’s Castle, Limerick Leader 24/11/1971, p1

• The future of the castle, 1972, Limerick Chronicle 7/7/1992 (20 Years Ago column)

• £250,00 to be spent on castle, Limerick Leader, undated, c.July/August 1972

• Castle survey nears end, Limerick Leader 16/4/1973, p1

• King John’s Castle: at last ‘a glimmer’ – action expected soon’, Limerick Leader 8/3/1975

• Part of King John’s Castle to be repaired, Limerick Leader 26/5/1975, p1

• King John’s Castle gets kiss of life, Limerick Leader 31/5/1975, p17

• Photograph showing the backs of the local authority houses inside the castle, Limerick Leader 16/8/1975, p1

• Plans for the king’s castle, Limerick Leader 7/7/1980, p1

• Photograph, Michael Moynihan, T.D. with group visiting King John’s Castle, Limerick Leader 11/5/1983, p1

• £3m plan for city castle imminent, Limerick Leader 28/5/1988, p1

• New scheme for castle, Limerick Leader 3/8/1988, p1

• Ultra-modern building on castle site causes controversy, Irish Times 12/4/1991

• Limerick’s major tourist centre &  Limerick’s medieval core, Limerick Leader 18/7/1992

• Local critics repelled as castle centre wins award, Limerick Leader 30/1/1993

• Scientists find gruesome evidence of siege horror, Limerick Leader 30/6/1993, p7

• More skeletons may be found in castle dig, Limerick Leader 4/9/1993

• Castle is king [as tourist attraction], Limerick Leader 9/7/1994

• More hidden treasures found in castle dig, Limerick Leader 13/8/1994

• The Thing in the castle attracts nearly 30,000!, Limerick Leader 15/8/1994

• Medieval bishop’s ring, several other treasures are unearthed at the Castle, Limerick Leader 10/7/1995, p8

• City Hall delays sale of the castle [to Shannon Development], Limerick Leader 14/5/1997

• ‘Threat’ over lease for castle angers Kennedy, Limerick Chronicle 20/5/1997, p3

• Back in the castle after 12 years [visit by former residents of the council houses], 1999, Limerick Leader 16/11/2009 (10 Years Ago column), p12

• Castle gives insight into siege mentality, Limerick Leader 19/8/2000

• Residents still kings of castle as hotel plan fails, Limerick Leader 24/2/2001, p5

• Castle flags were no standard bearers!, Limerick Leader 24/3/2001

• New walls proposed for castle, Limerick Leader 9/10/2006, p5

• City Council concerns over the boardwalk, Limerick Chronicle 27/3/2007, p1

• City boardwalk’s glass and steel echoes John’s Castle, says Scully, Limerick Post 7/4/2007, p13

• City’s €10m landmark facelift, Limerick Chronicle 11/9/2007, p1

• King John’s Castle to get €5 birthday gift, Limerick Leader 19/1/2011, p3

• Dream castle on horizon – without steel box, Limerick Post 5/2/2011, p12

• First look at King John’s facelift plan, Limerick Leader 2/3/2011, p10

• John was never king of the castle, Limerick Leader 17/8/2011, p4

• King John's Castle set to close for €6m development, Limerick Leader 1/10/2012, p12

• Contracts in place for castle workers, Limerick Chronicle 3/1/2012, p3

• October 1991 - image, Limerick Leader 18/2/2012, p12 

• King John's Castle reopened, Limerick Post 6/7/2013, p26

• The making of our fortress [How King John's Castle came of age], Limerick Leader 6/7/2013, p1 & 2 Leader 2

• King John,s Castle set to 'wow' this week after 6m revamp, Limerick Leader 29/6/2013, p3

• Limerick mint is ready to produce more money, Limerick Post 28/9/2013, p22

• There's so much learn, see and do at restored King John's Castle, Limerick Leader, 7/11/2013, p20

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