The People's Museum of Limerick
Recently some artefacts left our museum and were temporarily displayed at Moyaliffe House & Gardens, most notably was an impressive dress uniform worn by Captain William Armstrong, and a carriage from his home at Moyaliffe. As we prepare for their return, we thought we would share the story of the man behind the artefacts. Capt. […]
Sir Richard Bourke (1777-1855) was a colonel, philanthropist and colonial governor. As a young man, Richard was an accomplished army officer who served across the globe. However, it was the Limerick man’s reformative work on education in Ireland and progressive governorship of the Cape of Good Hope and New South Wales in later life that […]
Last month, The People’s Museum of Limerick looked at the Irish Crolly Doll. Garbed in Irish tweed and hand-knit, the Crolly Dolls on display in Limerick form part of a huge collection of Crolly Dolls donated to the Museum of Childhood Ireland / Músaem Óige na hÉireann by Anne O’Leary in 2018. The Crolly Doll […]
BREAKING NEWS! Limerick Museum and the People’s Museum of Limerick have joined forces to establish an exciting and innovative project on Limerick’s experience of the Covid-19 pandemic. The two museums want the people of Limerick both at home and abroad to send them stories and pictures about their response to the crisis. These will be […]
We need YOU! Do you have any old items at home from your involvement in Limerick’s club rugby scene? Do your parents? Do your grandparents?! We would love to see them if you do. roseanne@limerickcivictrust.ie. Spread the word! Thank you! We’re putting together a display for the museum, and would love your input in shaping […]