Author: Jillian Robinson

Kayla and Mary perform a traditional Irish song called ‘Limerick Your My Lady’. Kayla plays the guitar while Mary plays the tin whistle (a traditional Irish instrument). Denis Allen was asked to write a song for the Limerick Lady Festival. The result was ‘Limerick You’re A Lady’. The song went to number one in Ireland for several weeks and has since been recorded by over forty different artists including Joe Dolan and Daniel O’Donnell.

Click this link to view the performance:

Lyrics:

Limerick You’re My Lady
your Shannon waters tears of joy that flows
the beauty that surrounds you
I think about you love where e’re I go
While waking in the arms of distant waters
a new day finds me far away from home
and Limerick You’re My Lady
the one true love that I have ever known

The days when you and I spent endless days of fun
in winter snows and summer’s golden sun
we fished in silver streams, the fabric of my dreams
was fashioned by your loveliness
so now I have to say CHORUS

A gift that time has made to travelers on their way
seeking out the beauty of our land
a shrine where children play
the bells ring out to say
that’s God that we’re alive to see the freedom of each day CHORUS

The younger participants from Limerick who took part in the Place EE workshops were from Desmond College in Newcastlewest. They were a wonderful group of young people who were enthusiastic and energetic.

Click on this link to see the students showing of their dance moves as they performed a dance called the ‘Charlie Brown’ during Limerick’s final intergenerational workshop:

Click this link to view the transnational reports from the workshops undertaken for Place EE:

Link to Reports on the Place EE website

Kieran Mc Carty and Nathan Wright completed a very interesting project on the history of Limerick GAA. Competition and rivalry is fierce between teams in this sport, fans are passionate and county pride can be at stake!

Please click on this link to view Kieran and Nathans project:

Limerick GAA history by Kieran McCarty and Nathan Wright

In this video Kieran explains how the sport of GAA is an integral part of his family history which he would like to be remembered.

To find out more information about Limerick GAA please follow this link:  https://limerickgaa.ie/#

Foynes is a town, an island and a harbour situated on the southern shore of the Shannon Estuary in the west of County Limerick and the N69 scenic driving route passes through the town. Foynes has a picturesque main street of limestone cut buildings. The town has a major deep water seaport, with capacity for very large vessels. This port is nationally significant as the second largest seaport in Ireland.

Click this link hereunder to view a wonderful project produced by Frank Flynn and Cormac Browne based on the landmarks of Foynes in County Limerick.

Frank Flynn and Cormac Browne- Foynes Landmarks

Please click on this link if you would like to find out more information about the village of Foynes:  https://www.flyingboatmuseum.com/foynes-village/