County: Limerick Site name: LIMERICK: Northern Relief Road, Phase 2 (Abbey area)
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 96E0213
Author: Celie O Rahilly, Planning Dept., Limerick Corporation
Site type: Historic town
Period/Dating: Multi-period
ITM: E 557353m, N 657613m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.668017, -8.630503
Two sites were tested along the route. The first was located directly behind Sir Harry's Mall and was subsequently excavated by Kenneth Haley it is hoped to publish a summary of the results in Excavations 1997. The second was located between the south-eastern end of Sheep Street and Long Lane. Here some clearance of the overburden revealed a 22.5m-long stretch of the top of the town wall running northwest by south-east. This was not exposed as the area was unfenced.
City Hall, Limerick
