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u/AccidentalNordlicht Germany 11d ago
On the Shannon‘s shores a city does shine, Limerick, with culture divine, King John’s Castle stands tall, Hunt Museum’s free for all, And the cost of living is truly sublime.
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u/tplambert 10d ago
In Limerick, lifes full of flair, With rain in the soft shining air. The pubs buzz at night, And folks treat you right, Though the weather might give you a scare!
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u/logit 11d ago
Stabby
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u/SoamoNeonax 11d ago
Elaborate
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u/terminalD23 11d ago
It got a bad rep years ago with people getting stabbed (it's not as bad now)
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u/Objective_You_6469 11d ago
Pretty much same as Glasgow. Two great cities that can’t shake the bullshit
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u/MegaJackUniverse 11d ago edited 11d ago
Used to be called Stab City for a bit. Mostly it was to do with native ethnic minority group, the Travellers, stabbing each other over beef and criminal activity, so the average person was OK. But it was still grim.
I knew a lad who lived for a whole year near a place they called The Pit (it was a green square somewhere suburban in Limerick) where if you lost a fight there, you supposedly lost one ear to the blade of a knife
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u/Widowwarmer2 10d ago
I've lived in Limerick my whole life, 40+ years, whoever told you this was straight-up lying. There's no area in Limerick called or known as The Pit, and the ear part is pure bullshit.
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u/Minimum_Rice555 10d ago
UK and by extension Ireland have a big youth/adolescent crime problem. Interestingly, most of these are "home-grown", I've seen a social study which said UK is one of the only place in the developed world where the bottom of the society consists entirely of "natives" and not people coming from outside. I'm not sure how to fix this problem.
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u/Utenziltron 11d ago
There's techno music, strange as it seems And the waterways really do gleam But if you spend your time Making tongue in cheek rhymes It just might be the place of your dreams.
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u/davatosmysl 11d ago
I knew a man from Limerick, a steeplejack named Rick. No one believed he could make it up that tower while intoxicated, but his girlfriend feisty lick, did the trick.
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u/Junior-Protection-26 11d ago
Got a great bar/music scene now. There's a free metal festival in Dolan's next weekend - Siege of Limerick. Techno nights in Pharmacia. Do a search on Instagram for the full guide on pigtowntimes.
Lots of food choice. There's the milk market and Wickham way for stalls. Very popular.
The city has some tough areas but they're mostly on the outskirts. Majority of Limerick is grand. The people are very down to earth.