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Stuff to do in Limerick
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Something I just came across that I wasn't aware of is a walking tour of the city's food heritage, sounds like a nice way to pass an hour or two.
http://eatinlimerick.ie/eateries/hotels/limerick-food-heritage-tour/The meeting point is at No1 Pery Square, the boutique hotel in the heart of the Georgian Quarter, and after an introduction to the history of Georgian Limerick and the social and food trends from that era in Pery Square, we continued up Barrington Street and were led to O’Connell Avenue to admire the Georgian Crescent and around the corner to Leamy House and what is now the Frank McCourt Musuem.
Making our way through the always resplendent People’s Park and admiring some of the focal points along the way, our next stop was O’Connell’s Butchers on Little Catherine Street where we had a warm welcome from two of the team, Mary and Anton. Mary brought out a sample of their cooked meats to taste which included honey roast ham, roast beef and corned beef, while Anton gave us a rundown on the history of O’Connell’s, why it is divided into two shops – one a pork butchers traditionally, and the other for the rest of the meat offerings – and how it operates nowadays. Award-winning on a national and international level, the focus here is on serving local and quality products and there’s a reason it is one of the busiest butchers around. (You should see the queues here at Christmas time!)
The next visit was to M Cahill’s on Wickham Street, one of Limerick’s oldest shops. Historically a renowned tobacconist since 1870, as times have changed this business has responded and now sells over 100 specialty loose leaf teas in a quaint emporium that still also stocks some tobacco paraphernalia amid the tea pots and tea drinking accessories. Proprietor Eleanor Purcell hosted a tasting for our group of a select four, from tisanes (what most of us refer to as herbal teas) to familiar black and other interesting blends. The smells from the glass tea jars filled with colourful leaves are delicious and our warm host was filled with information about the world of ‘real tea’ which is enjoying a revival in Ireland as the growing passion for our food and drink culture makes us more and more curious about everything that passes our lips.0 -
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Join Limerick Underground for a special Speakers Corner in the garden of The Hunt Museum, Limerick on Culture Night, Friday 21st September, from 7-8pm. If you have any thoughts, opinion, ideas or reflections on Limerick, Culture or anything at all, then now is your chance for the world to hear your thoughts. We invite all limerick citizens, young and old, to have the opportunity to stand up and speak about any issue that they feel is important.We will have some fun topics to choose from on the night for any kids that want to try out our speakers corner!
Limerick Speakers Corner is open to everyone and anyone who wants to get up on their soapbox and have their voice heard. Just turn up on the night and let Limerick hear your opinions, views, thoughts and musings. We encourage public discussion and debate for Limerick people to connect in a meaningful and thoughtful way.
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