Project: Limerick, Co.Limerick, Eire

No. 3 - 5 - Exploring Limerick - King John's Castle, King's Island.

 

View upriver, River Shannon, from the castle walls.

 

The Shannon, the longest river in the British Isles. The Shannon begins in the northwest and flows southwest before reaching the Atlantic Ocean through a wide, lengthy estuary. The Shannon, like the Erne, actually consists of a chain of lakes joined by stretches of river; half the length of the Shannon is made up of Loughs Allen, Ree, and Derg. encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761566701/ireland.html

 

The road below is Verdant Place leading the eye on to:-

 

The high ground on the horizon is:- is the slatey ranges of the Arra Mountains. Their rock and those of the Slieve Bernagh beyond are so tough that it forms a natural dam in the valley of the Shannon and that is why the huge lake of Lough Derg lies upstream of them.

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Middle left:-

St Munchin's Church

While the existing church was erected in 1827, there is said to have been a church on this site since 561. The ancient parish church of St. Munchin may have served as a cathedral long before St. Mary's was built. A unique feature of the church was that it retained an episcopal throne up to the 19th century. St. Munchin, who died sometime toward the end of the 5th century, is said to be buried here. The present church built in 1827 was deconsecrated in 1968. In was in disrepair when restored in 1988/89 by Limerick Civic Trust.

 

To look Large:-

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Taken on

July 11, 2007 at :14:46 BST

 

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