Located at the heart of Limerick’s medieval quarter, STEP INSIDE the walls of Limerick’s most iconic landmark! Discover the stories of ruthless King John, the noble knights, and rebellious natives. …
Located at the heart of Limerick’s medieval quarter, STEP INSIDE the walls of Limerick’s most iconic landmark! Discover the stories of ruthless King John, the noble knights, and rebellious natives. King John's Castle brings to life over 800 years of dramatic local history.
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Nov 6, 2024
To begin with, there's apparently no public parking for this site. We ended up street side 5 blocks away. There's a lot of signage and posters and such describing the times of this castle, as well as… Full review by CaribMark
Oct 11, 2024
The first part of the tour is an awesome and easily understood explanation of Ireland’s history. You can read about it or listen to videos, so no matter your learning style…. THEN you get to see par… Full review by Wanda H
Sep 11, 2024
Nice big castle to see. 10 euros apeice to enter for seniors. The castle give you a tremendous amount of history about Ireland and England. It is given in written form and by short videos. Very inter… Full review by nohassle1956
The web site mentions a disruption in June 2019. Any idea what is it?
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No idea, but I guess it's concerts and the like, we went at the end of January and they were just taking down the Christmas / Father Christmas marquees in the main yard. Staff are …
No idea, but I guess it's concerts and the like, we went at the end of January and they were just taking down the Christmas / Father Christmas marquees in the main yard. Staff are very helpful if you rang, they might explain.
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The HPSC, which is part of the Health Service Executive (HSE), sets the public health guidelines on how to deal with contagious diseases. We are continuing...