Limerick Guide
Treaty City Brewery
TIMELINE Limerick History
24-25 Nicholas Street 061-546549 www.treatycitybrewery.ie
Treaty City Brewery, in the heart of Limerick’s Medieval Quarter, is an artisan brewery which pays homage to a craft that has been much loved throughout the centuries. Two previously derelict buildings, with links to Limerick’s 18th century brewing industry, have been carefully converted into a unique microbrewery, bringing a new life to an old tradition. Visitors will discover the brewery’s hands on brewing approach, while learning about Limerick’s thriving brewing history. Treaty City Brewery craft beers are made using local produce where possible, and the water used in the brewing process comes directly from the River Shannon making it a truly authentic Limerick experience!
812 – A settlement at Limerick is founded by the Vikings. 1197 – Limerick City gets a Charter of incorporation from King John 1 of England. 1212 – King John’s Castle completed. 1650/51– Oliver Cromwell’s forces besiege the city. The opposing force of Irish Confederate Catholics and English Royalists eventually surrender. 1690 – Jacobite forces are besieged by the Williamite army in Limerick. 1691 – Second siege of Limerick by Williamite forces. Treaty of Limerick is signed as Jacobites surrender.
Treaty City Brewery
1765- Edmund Sexton Pery commissions an engineer to plan a new city on his land. ‘Newtown Pery’ makes up a large portion of the city’s central business district today. 1852- Limerick Market Trustees are incorporated, running the city’s markets. 1877- People’s Park opens to the public. 1919- Limerick’s self declared ‘Soviet’ lasts for 12 days in April. 1942- Shannon Airport begins to operate. 1972- First enrolment of students in Limerick’s National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE), which later becomes the University of Limerick in 1989. 1979- Pope John Paul II visits Limerick. 1981- The Belltable Arts Centre is established. 1998- US President, Bill Clinton, visits Limerick. 2010- Limerick hosts the Special Olympics Ireland Games
DID YOU KNOW? LIVING BRIDGE
The University of Limerick has one of the longest footbridges in Europe, called the Living Bridge. The bridge connects two sections of the sprawling campus in Plassey. Designed by acclaimed London architecture firm, Wilkinson Eyre Architects, the bridge is lit up by night. The Best Of Ireland Series
2011- Limerick is designated as European City of Sport 2014- Limerick City is the first Irish city to be national City of Culture.
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