Georgian Limerick

Limerick's Georgian Quarter, known as Newtown Pery, was developed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as part of a visionary urban expansion led by Edmund Sexton Pery. Designed on a grid plan with elegant symmetry, it became one of Ireland's finest examples of Georgian architecture outside Dublin. The area flourished during Limerick's economic boom from 1750 to 1840, housing merchants, professionals, and civic institutions in terraced townhouses and mixed-use blocks. Though it suffered decline in the 19th century due to suburban migration and underinvestment, its architectural heritage has endured for over Two hundred and fifty years.Georgian Limerick contains distinctive architectural styles from the period, including blocks of uniformed red brick buildings, cast iron railings, paneled front doors with ornate door handles and elegant fanlights.