Local Studies
The Local Studies Department is located at Watch House Cross Community Library. Use of the facilities in this section is open to all and there are no charges except for photocopying and printing. There is an extensive collection of Limerick-related materials held here. This local collection is an essential aid for anyone researching the history of Limerick.
See our extensive Local Studies online resources below (scroll down for main menu)
If you prefer, you can see a Catalogue of the Local Studies online in list format here
We try to help with family history queries although it should be noted that we do not offer a genealogy research service. There is now an incredible range of online resources available towards such research and we have compiled a list of useful links here
Limerick newspapers of 1921 (full scans of all 1921 Limerick-area newspapers in our collection) 
Recent additions: 
Classic literature of Limerick - 
The County Limerick Grand Jury Presentments Books, 1807 - 1900
The Séamus Ó Ceallaigh GAA Collection - Part I - Books, Part II - Journals, Part III - the Great Limerick Sportsmen series and Part IV - The Limerick GAA Clubs files
Limerick City & County Trades and Street Directories (full scans of all of the Limerick City & County-related pages from all the directories in the library collection)
1916 Commemoration including all Limerick Leader newspapers for the year 1916
The Irish Tourist Association County Limerick Survey [1944]
- Use Google Custom Search to search across all of the local studies content
Further resources:
Have a look at some very nice charts of the Shannon River & Estuary from the 1837 Shannon Navigation Report here -
Have a lucky dip into our Local Studies Files - click here for a visit to one of the files!
Contact Limerick City & County Library local studies department : localstudies@limerick.ie
