County Limerick Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Ireland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives
British Newspaper Archive (County Limerick) Website: British Newspaper Archive (County Limerick)

County Limerick Genealogy Archives Website: County Limerick Genealogy Archives

Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Limerick) Website: Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Limerick)

The Irish Archives (County Limerick) Website: The Irish Archives (County Limerick)

Limerick County Council Archives Limerick Archives Merchant’s Quay, Limerick Telephone: 061 556535 E-mail: [mailto:archives@limerick.ie archives@limerick.ie] Website: Limerick County Council Archives Website #2: Limerick County Council Archives


 * Our archive collections provide a window to the past and allow for the people of Limerick- and further afield- to experience the history of the city and county through our immersive records.

Libraries
Abbeyfeale Library Bridge St Abbeyfeale West Abbeyfeale Telephone: 068 32488 E-mail: [mailto:abbeyfealelibrary@limerick.ie abbeyfealelibrary@limerick.ie] Email #2: [mailto:abbeyfealelibrary@eircom.net abbeyfealelibrary@eircom.net] Website: Abbeyfeale Library Website #2: Abbeyfeale Library Website #3: Abbeyfeale Library

Adare Library Main St Blackabbey Adare Telephone: 061 396 822 E-mail: [mailto:adarelibrary@limerick.ie adarelibrary@limerick.ie] Email #2: [mailto:adarelibrary@excite.com adarelibrary@excite.com] Website: Adare Library Website #2: Adare Library

Broadford Carnegie Library 1 Main St Tullaha Five Roads Broadford Website: Broadford Carnegie Library

Cappamore Library Gortnascarry Murroe Cappamore Telephone: 061 381 586 E-mail: [mailto:cappamorelibrary@limerick.ie cappamorelibrary@limerick.ie] Email #2: [mailto:cappamorelib@excite.com cappamorelib@excite.com] Website: Cappamore Library Website #2: Cappamore Library

Dooradoyle Library Crescent Shopping Centre Dooradoyle Rd Dooradoyle V94 AP03 Telephone: 061 556 860/496 860 E-mail: [mailto:dooradoylelibrary@limerick.ie dooradoylelibrary@limerick.ie] Website: Dooradoyle Library Website #2: Dooradoyle Library

Foynes Library Main St Corgrig Foynes Telephone: 069 65365 E-mail: [mailto:foyneslibrary@limerick.ie foyneslibrary@limerick.ie] Email #2: [mailto:foyneslib@eircom.net foyneslib@eircom.net] Website: Foynes Library Website #2: Foynes Library

Glucksman Library University of Limerick Plassey Park Rd Sreelane Castletroy V94 T9PX Telephone: 061 202166 E-mail: [mailto:libinfo@ul.ie libinfo@ul.ie] Website: Glucksman Library Website #2: Glucksman Library

Kilmallock Library Aras Mainchi Seoighe Kilmallock Telephone: 061 556 160/063 20 30 6 E-mail: [mailto:kilmallocklibrary@limerick.ie kilmallocklibrary@limerick.ie] Email #2: [mailto:kilmallocklibrary@excite.com kilmallocklibrary@excite.com] Website: Kilmallock Library Website #2: Kilmallock Library Website #3: Kilmallock Library

Limerick City Library (formerly the Granary Library) The Granary Michael Street Limerick Telephone: 061 557 510/407 510 E-mail: [mailto:granarylibrary@limerick.ie granarylibrary@limerick.ie] Email #2: [mailto:citylib@limerickcity.ie citylib@limerickcity.ie] Website: Limerick City Library Website #2: Limerick City Library Website #3: Limerick City Library Website #4: Limerick City Library Catalogue

Newcastle West Library Gortboy Newcastle West Telephone: 069 62273 E-mail: [mailto:newcastlewestlibrary@limerick.ie newcastlewestlibrary@limerick.ie] Email #2: [mailto:newcastlewest@excite.com newcastlewest@excite.com] Website: Newcastle West Library Website #2: Newcastle West Library Website #3: Newcastle West Library

Rathkeale Library New Line Englishtenements Rathkeale Telephone: 069 64505 E-mail: [mailto:rathkealelibrary@limerick.ie rathkealelibrary@limerick.ie] Email #2: [mailto:newcastlewest@excite.com newcastlewest@excite.com] Website: Rathkeale Library Website #2: Rathkeale Library

Watch House Cross Community Library Watch House Cross Shopping Centre Moyross Limerick City Telephone: 061 557 726/457 726 E-mail: [mailto:patricia.cusack@limerick.ie patricia.cusack@limerick.ie] Website: Watch House Cross Community Library Website #2: Watch House Cross Community Library Website #3: Watch House Cross Community Library

Museums
Limerick City Museum (formerly the Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum) The Old Franciscan Friary Henry St Limerick Telephone: 061 557 740/407136 E-mail: [mailto:museum@limerick.ie museum@limerick.ie] Website: Limerick City Museum Website #2: Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum Website #3: Limerick City Museum


 * Limerick Museum houses one of the largest collections of any Irish museum. Established in 1916, the museum is the oldest local authority museum in the state and with nearly 60,000 objects and its aim is to collect, preserve and display objects that tell the story of Limerick and its people.

For a list of County Limerick museums, go to List of museums in the Republic of Ireland in Wikipedia. Click on the arrow in the column heading labeled County to make the listing alphabetical by county name beginning with County Carlow.