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King John's Castle (Limerick)

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King John's Castle (Caisleán Luimnigh) is a 13th-century castle located on King's Island in Limerick, Ireland, next to the River Shannon. [1]

25 relations: Castle, Domnall Mór Ua Briain, Dublin, Garret Barry (soldier), History of Limerick, Irish Free State offensive, Irish Rebellion of 1641, John, King of England, King's Island, Limerick, Limerick, Limerick City Museum, Lordship of Ireland, Lough Derg (Shannon), Lough Ree, Luke Gernon, Municipal charter, Munster, Oxford, Republic of Ireland, River Shannon, Siege of Limerick (1642), Siege of Limerick (1650–1651), Siege of Limerick (1690), Siege of Limerick (1691), Vikings.

Castle

A castle (from castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Domnall Mór Ua Briain

Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbaig Uí Briain, was King of Thomond in Ireland from 1168 to 1194 and a claimant to the title King of Munster.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Garret Barry (soldier)

Garret Barry (died in 1647) was an Irish soldier of the 17th century who served in the Eighty Years' War and the Irish Confederate Wars.

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History of Limerick

The history of Limerick, stretches back to its establishment by the Vikings as a walled city on King's Island (an island in the River Shannon) in 812, and its charter in 1197.

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Irish Free State offensive

The Irish Free State offensive of July–September 1922 was the decisive military stroke of the Irish Civil War.

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Irish Rebellion of 1641

The Irish Rebellion of 1641 (Éirí Amach 1641) began as an attempted coup d'état by Irish Catholic gentry, who tried to seize control of the English administration in Ireland to force concessions for Catholics.

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John, King of England

John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland (Norman French: Johan sanz Terre), was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.

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King's Island, Limerick

King's Island is an area of central Limerick, Ireland.

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Limerick

Limerick (Luimneach) is a city in County Limerick, Ireland.

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Limerick City Museum

Limerick Museum, previously known as the Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum, is a city museum in Limerick, Ireland.

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Lordship of Ireland

The Lordship of Ireland (Tiarnas na hÉireann), sometimes referred to retroactively as Norman Ireland, was a period of feudal rule in Ireland between 1177 and 1542 under the King of England, styled as Lord of Ireland.

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Lough Derg (Shannon)

Lough Derg, historically Lough Dergart (Loch Deirgeirt), is a freshwater lake in the Shannon River Basin, Ireland.

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Lough Ree

Lough Ree (Irish: Loch Rí or Loch Ríbh) is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon.

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Luke Gernon

Luke Gernon (c.1580 – c.1672) was an English-born judge who held high office in seventeenth-century Ireland.

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Municipal charter

A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document (charter) establishing a municipality such as a city or town.

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Munster

Munster (an Mhumhain / Cúige Mumhan,.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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River Shannon

The River Shannon (Abha na Sionainne, an tSionainn, an tSionna) is the longest river in Ireland at.

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Siege of Limerick (1642)

The city of Limerick was besieged a total of five times in the 17th century.

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Siege of Limerick (1650–1651)

Limerick, in western Ireland was the scene of two sieges during the Irish Confederate Wars.

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Siege of Limerick (1690)

Limerick, a city in western Ireland, was besieged twice in the Williamite War in Ireland, 1689-1691.

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Siege of Limerick (1691)

The Siege of Limerick in western Ireland was a second siege of the town during the Williamite War in Ireland (1689–91).

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Vikings

Vikings (Old English: wicing—"pirate", Danish and vikinger; Swedish and vikingar; víkingar, from Old Norse) were Norse seafarers, mainly speaking the Old Norse language, who raided and traded from their Northern European homelands across wide areas of northern, central, eastern and western Europe, during the late 8th to late 11th centuries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_John's_Castle_(Limerick)

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