Limerick, Ireland in 8-Hours: Castles, Cathedrals & Cranberries

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Chris+Melissa

Chris+Melissa

Күн бұрын

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@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa 6 ай бұрын
Want our list of where to go + stay in Limerick? Here's our list of the top 5 from our video: chrisplusmelissa.com/limerick-ireland-in-24-hours-what-to-see-where-to-stay/
@brianamccarthy98
@brianamccarthy98 Жыл бұрын
My dad's from Limerick, would love to travel to Ireland 🙏🇮🇪
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
It's a very awesome country in our opinion.
@stevenoels2757
@stevenoels2757 Жыл бұрын
I live 20 minutes from Limerick and you have seen more than I have, I now have a list. Good choice a lovely pin of Smithwick's and it looked pretty good. Great video really nicely presented.
@ShapeyFiend
@ShapeyFiend 9 ай бұрын
Best thing about Limerick is the pubs because a lot of them are sort of untouched and haven't been excessively themed for tourists. That area around King Johns Castle is a little bit spicey but very authentic. Other positives would be that it has an excellent art college and there's a lot of good contemporary local music gigs and exhibits on.
@MrHappy4870
@MrHappy4870 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I was an American exchange student from New Jersey attending the University of Limerick in 1991. King John's Castle was just opened after renovation that October and St. Mary's was undergoing renovations. I was there for the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Limerick.
@carminfrancisco9512
@carminfrancisco9512 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous tour of Limerick! Thanks again for the fun information ❤️🧳
@tiddlywinks456
@tiddlywinks456 Жыл бұрын
Welcome back Chris & Melissa🎉
@Irishyoutubennis
@Irishyoutubennis Жыл бұрын
Im originally from Limerick and just came across ye on KZbin. Watching yer Limerick video makes me realise I haven't seen enough of it 😬and I grew up there. Ye seem like good craic and hope ye enjoyed Limerick 😁
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Hi! Thank you for checking out our video. We quite enjoyed Limerick and intend to come back some day. Perhaps to see a Limerick Hurling match!
@declanburke2703
@declanburke2703 Жыл бұрын
Hi Guys I’m Irish but have learnt so much from your videos , stuff I never knew !! Enjoy Limerick
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Hi there! Thank you. :)
@SapphireBlueTravelExplores
@SapphireBlueTravelExplores Жыл бұрын
Hi guys, Nice to see you back in Ireland. We did Ireland in April, we visit King John’s castle on trip, but so much more on offer then we had, but we still had a ball. Loved the activities on offer when we visited, even if just a sample. We had lunch at Katie Dalys pub. Great video guys
@eoinobrien2806
@eoinobrien2806 Жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoyed limerick, you passed my house , I started watching the channel few days ago you guys make great videos 😊
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@conradryan1654
@conradryan1654 7 ай бұрын
We celebrated the signing of that treaty in 1991 ,300 years great year that was,thanks for visiting limerick, try to get to thomond park for a munster rugby match
@tamaramadelin4831
@tamaramadelin4831 Жыл бұрын
Do do do do...Dolores! You guys rock...In a funny way!😉
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@furnacefighter
@furnacefighter Жыл бұрын
God Bless Delores! She and the Cranberries were the best. My favorite was “Dreams” but I treat all her songs like priceless treasures. You lads are the most soulful couple on KZbin. Do, Do, Do, Do, Do………
@outsulation
@outsulation Жыл бұрын
Welcome back, missing the rain
@JannJohnstone
@JannJohnstone Жыл бұрын
Hey guys. Happy to see you back!
@yermanoffthetelly
@yermanoffthetelly Жыл бұрын
That guy on the lute was crazy good. I could listen to him for ages! Great to see Limerick featured, it often gets overlooked by visitors for Galway and Killarney. Definitely check out Limerick hurling next time your around, theyre all Ireland champions 4 years running. Limerick is also home to Munster rugby, one of the 4 provincial Irish teams that play in the international United Rugby Championship (who are also the 2023 champions, beating the Stormers in the final in Cape Town!) Theres also a newly opened rugby museum worth checking out in the city center.
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Oooh ... thank you for the info and tips... we'd also love to check out Rugby too!
@strider6920
@strider6920 Ай бұрын
Great to see my home city represented so well. Next time you are here, check out the Hunt Museum, Lough Gur ancient settlement and Adare Village ! 😊❤️🇮🇪
@ericfreeman273
@ericfreeman273 Жыл бұрын
Holy cow! U guys rock, man 😉 💯👍 loved watching your visit 2 Limerick city. So funny, so cool, so interesting. And ye showed off everything so beautifully, a huge fan here now, guys 💯😁👋🤜
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@christinejoy3030
@christinejoy3030 5 ай бұрын
You are such a sweet couple. I was born and raised in Thomondgate Limerick. I left when I married my English husband over 42 years ago now. My walk home from school would take me by King Johns Castle, which at that time was open to anyone, and I would often climb the steep stairs to get a view of the Shannon river. My family history is connected to both sides of that river, ie, English Town and Irish town. On one side you may have come across St. Munchins Catholic Church and just across the river on the other side is St. Mary’s Protestant Church. My father was baptised in both of these churches!
@louisefitzsimons1060
@louisefitzsimons1060 Жыл бұрын
Welcome back to the auld sod! 🍀
@andrewobrien835
@andrewobrien835 7 ай бұрын
Brilliant Video. Glad you enjoyed our City
@TimOCarroll-xt7dm
@TimOCarroll-xt7dm 6 ай бұрын
You folks are naturals at what you do and you are a beautiful couple.
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa 6 ай бұрын
Thanks. :)
@theblackmaskss
@theblackmaskss Жыл бұрын
Wow my hometown 😁
@amberawkward2748
@amberawkward2748 3 ай бұрын
My ancestors Blakeney, came from Mount Blakeney in Limerick.
@louiswhelan8410
@louiswhelan8410 Жыл бұрын
What did St Patrick say to the snakes as he drove them out of Ireland? "Are yes all right there in the back"
@francisdunne8542
@francisdunne8542 4 ай бұрын
When you do come back do it on a weekend. Get up early and go to the milk market on a saturday morning. You can alsk visit some of the places featured in Angelas ashes (redemprorists church, st. Joseph's church, and south's bar. Drive out to adare and see the thatched cottages, or go further still and hit Foynes, where the flying boat museum is, and where the irish coffee was invented
@Gerard_Hickey
@Gerard_Hickey Жыл бұрын
My mother actually grew up in the castle. There used to be houses within the castle grounds up until the early 1990s. They called it the “castle barracks”. Nice to see you enjoyed Limerick. Great video ❤
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
That's amazing. Were they in the central courtyard area where the activities and games were in our video?
@Gerard_Hickey
@Gerard_Hickey Жыл бұрын
@@chrisplusmelissayes they used to be there. Plus I can always say that my mother grew up in a castle & I wouldn’t be lying 😂! Great video 👍🏻 ☘️
@DLFH
@DLFH Жыл бұрын
YES another round in Ireland!!!! Please tell me there will be some bakeries in there as pitstops. I loved my time in Ireland and as soon as I was on the plane headed home I wanted to plan my next trip. Next time I want to focus on the east coast around Galway through the southwest corner as well as include another trip out to the islands to stay the night on Inis Mor or Inis Meain.
@ChristineKelly1000
@ChristineKelly1000 5 ай бұрын
Galway is on the WEST coast. Dublin on the east coast.😊❤
@willylumpnj
@willylumpnj Жыл бұрын
My ancestor, William Patrick McCarthy, emigrated from Limerick, Ireland in the 1840s due to the Great Hunger
@clevejason
@clevejason Жыл бұрын
Highly recommend Souths Pub if you get a chance to get there
@gallowglass2630
@gallowglass2630 Жыл бұрын
welcome back
@josephheffernan2259
@josephheffernan2259 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see Limerick . I grew up in Limerick , 100% Limerick roots but now live in Kinsale , that you know well.
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Both cities are nice.
@declanburke2703
@declanburke2703 Жыл бұрын
Bunratty Castle and Beside it Dirtynellys Pub - well worth a visit
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the Bunratty Castle signs... perhaps next time!
@ChristineKelly1000
@ChristineKelly1000 5 ай бұрын
In County Clare by the way. Limerick stop poaching our historic sites! Just like Galway poaching the Cliffs and the Burren.😮
@instigatorobearga
@instigatorobearga 3 ай бұрын
Katherine Rose ( Katie) Daly was born in Oakland, California in 1872. Her father,William ( Bill) Daly, was from Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, his family made Poitín up the mountains of Tipperary. ( Mountain Dew) My great great grandfather Thomas Reilly of Roscrea was a cousin of Bill Daly.
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@RaySpillane
@RaySpillane Жыл бұрын
I was 100% sure that @ 10:29 Melissa said that cannibals were fired at the church. I know things were kinda bad around those times but man, that was really crazy! The next sentence clarified it for me, I got the cannonballs thing loud and clear. Maybe I just need to get my hearing checked out😊
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Hearing can be difficult sometimes. :D
@gallowglass2630
@gallowglass2630 Жыл бұрын
Correction st patrick didn't get rid of the snakes he put them in leinster house in dublin
@tiddlywinks456
@tiddlywinks456 Жыл бұрын
😂
@sc1837
@sc1837 9 ай бұрын
The doors from st Mary's are believed to be the doors from the O'Brien's the original palace... Very ornate Roman style if you look close
@gallowglass2630
@gallowglass2630 Жыл бұрын
Limerick city is known more for rugby but the countryside is hurling.Unfortunately the intercounty season is over since the middle of july and won't be starting again till january.Yes limerick is doing well they won the championship for the 4th year in succession and 5 in six years after a wait of 45 years.
@columbannon9134
@columbannon9134 Жыл бұрын
Some things told are thought in another way just like the writing with the stone. Like with King Arthur and pulling the sword out of a stone. The mistake that people make is that a sword was pulled out of a rock, and called it Excalibur. What really happened is that a sword was made of smelted metal poured into a stone mould. This is where the stone that the sword was taken from and it is normal that when you make something, you would give it a name.
@gerardodwyer5908
@gerardodwyer5908 Жыл бұрын
John's Castle is a strange kind of tourist trap that offers a distorted version of history about the castle, Limerick and Ireland. Its owners, Limerick City and County Council, should be ashamed. It provides no native Gaelic history, despite over 500 years of interactions between surrounding Gaelic kingdoms and castle "chiefs" up to the 16th century. It touches on Viking Limerick, but is mainly focused on Franco Norman history in Limerick. The castle history describes these Norman's as "English". Rubbish. They were French speaking Franco Normans with lands in France, Britain and Ireland. The castle should more accurately be called Jean Plantagenet's Castle or Château du Roi Jean Plantagenet. There was no "King John". Fun fact, Roi Jean died of an acute bout of dysentery while fighting over lands with Norman knights in the so-called "Revolt of the Barons" in 1210. After conquering and colonizing England in 1066, the Norman French divided in to dynasties to grab as much land as they could backed by money and troops from France. None of this history is offered at "John's Castle" in Limerick. One of the many strange observations on our visit was failing to notice a single member of staff who is Irish. Even in this video, the "castle characters" all seem to be from England. It would be a lot more historically factual if they were a blend of Gaelic and Norman French. This would be a true depiction of life at the "castle" in the 12th century. I'm definitely not blaming staff for Château du Jean's shortcomings. This is a blame shared by Limerick City and County Council, and before that the State owned Shannon Group that also operates Bunratty Castle. Both have conspired, intentionally or unintentionally, to distort Limerick's and Ireland's true history and present visitors with a poor nickel and dime substitute. As a result, visitors are being short- changed on historical accuracy and facts. The mind boggles just how Château du Jean's current and former owners could have gotten the historical part of the castles past so badly wrong. Were professional, competent historians not consulted? Or were they just ignored to suit a certain political narrative?
@tiddlywinks456
@tiddlywinks456 Жыл бұрын
I’m a Dub, but good to know, thanks for sharing 👍
@gallowglass2630
@gallowglass2630 Жыл бұрын
They were told something about the brehon laws,but i understand what you are saying.The English lute was singing in middle english from the 14th century whereas apart from parts of the south east english was not spoken here in ireland at the time There is something i have noticed an idea that many tourists have that towerhouses are not real castles which they are most definitely as a castle is a fortified house and towerhouses are most definitely that.
@gerardodwyer5908
@gerardodwyer5908 Жыл бұрын
@@gallowglass2630 All true. Not sure if you have been to banquet night at Bunratty, but in terms of historical accuracy and authenticity, that is a mess too. The mind boggles.
@gallowglass2630
@gallowglass2630 Жыл бұрын
@@gerardodwyer5908 Seen videos of it,its more renaisance than medieval.Its a bit of craic but if its worth doing its worth doing right.
@mamaegg1
@mamaegg1 6 ай бұрын
What time of the year was this video made?
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa 6 ай бұрын
It was late July.
@RumduolAngkor
@RumduolAngkor Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋 how are you
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Good
@fredkarenclark4551
@fredkarenclark4551 Жыл бұрын
Where will you be at the end of September?
@chrisplusmelissa
@chrisplusmelissa Жыл бұрын
Porto!
@zipperzoey2041
@zipperzoey2041 Жыл бұрын
Cool. Was in Lisbon with my wife in February. Even got sunburn there. We're both pale skinned Irish. We're off to southern Spain followed by a flying visit to Bologna, Italy in September. Will be interested to see your visit to Porto as its on our to do list. ☘️🙂
@eringobreathtiocfaidharla1446
@eringobreathtiocfaidharla1446 11 ай бұрын
Lads,ye could have went up the city center twas only a 5 minute walk
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