Limerick Ireland - King John's Castle Adventure
In the second part of my Ireland adventure I headed to Limerick to check out King John's Castle, the International Band Festival, and the Hunt Museum. Enjoy!
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King John's Castle in Limerick, Ireland
King John's Castle is a castle from the 13th-century located in central Limerick, Ireland. The castle lies at the King’s Island along the River Shannon connected to the western shores by the Thomond Bridge. It’s one of the best preserved Norman castles in Europe.
--13th Century King John's Castle, Limerick Ireland --
With the arrival of the Anglo Norman to the area in 1172, King John asked for a castle to be constructed and was completed in 1210.
The castle was well located on the river shannon and protected Limerick from the the West Gaelic kingdoms. The city prospered under Norman rule for many centuries.
it became so wealthy that a mint was set up in Limerick. There are some examples of Pennies and half pennies in the museum section.
The city had two areas the English in one area and the Irish part of town in another.
In 1574 the Spanish Ambassador visited the city and stated it was one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.
Moving onto 1642 at the time of the Irish rebellion of 1641 the city walls were heavily damaged by the attacking Irish as the city was held by the Protestant English. The leader of the Irish was Garret Barry who had served in the 80 years war and the Irish Confederate wars. After the Battle of Liscarroll, a battle he lost he was discredited and took no further part in the war. He did in Limerick in 1647.
In the early 1900's excavation at the site found the early Viking settlement.
If you find yourself in Limerick it is a beautiful city and the castle is worth a visit. You can view the river Shannon from the turrets and the view is stunning.
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King John's Castle
Welcome to King John's Castle, on 'King's Island' in the heart of medieval Limerick City. The stunning new exhibition at King John's Castle brings to life over 800 years of dramatic local history.
This 13th century Castle reopened on Friday June 28th 2013, following a multi million euro investment. Explore the brand new visitor centre with state of the art interpretive activities and exhibitions. Relax afterwards in our café -- the perfect place to unwind while enjoying terrifc views onto the castle courtyard and the Shannon river.
21st century touch screen technology, 3 D models and discovery drawer are among the exciting techniques that will connect you to tales of siege and warfare. Children will love the dazzling array of computer generated animations and ghostly projections as they travel back through time. The Education and Activity Room is bustling with tasks to stimulate curious minds.
In the busy courtyard, you will discover a medieval campaign tent, a blacksmiths forge and scenes from a seventeenth century siege. The sights, scenes and sounds of King John's Castle and its environs all combine to recreate the atmosphere of the era.
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King John's Castle, Limerick, Ireland
King John's Castle is a castle located on King's Island in Limerick, Ireland, next to the River Shannon.[1]. The walls, towers and fortifications remain today, and are a visitor attraction. The remains of a Viking settlement were uncovered during the construction of a visitor centre at the site.
King John's Castle - Limerick, Ireland
King John’s Castle is located on an island, now known as “King’s Island” and it is the main Limerick attraction. Its edification remotes in the 13th century when King John, an Anglo-Norman ,“Lord of Ireland”, captured the area from a Viking settlement and ordered the construction of the castle. King John’s Castle was strategically built on the border of the river Shannon to charge any cargo passing through the port of Limerick and to protect the city from enemy attacks.
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So behind me is King John's castle and it's a major asset to Limerick city because it has 800 years of history in these walls.
It marks the site where the Vikings first came. And they used this area to pillage the whole countryside. They went to all the religious settlements and they wreaked havoc in this area. And then they were overtaken by the other Vikings, the Dublin Vikings. And then eventually the Normans came along around the 12th century. And in 1200 the Lord of Limerick, his name was John, he decided to build this castle and that's where it got its name
We're going to be exploring what happened then and after that when we go inside this beautiful piece of history.
So, what's your name? Igor Sparks is my name. I'm the village blacksmith here. In King John's Castle. Here we are. And so blacksmithing would have been important back then ....Well t'was very important if you wanted to go into battle and have a good old sword like. Because if you went in with a very bad sword, your sword could crack. You could be stabbed to death. Okay. So it was my job to make sure they got a good quality sword.
So this would have been a typical helmet. It's Viking times. Viking Times. Right. Like that idea about the horns coming out of it, that's only Hollywood.
I thought you said normal, Normans. I'm not good at the names either. That's if you're on horseback. It's not easy to see there. No its not. So they have a little padding in it. Can you see? Your hair is in the way.
My hair is in the way. You're not allowed have long hair in the Norman days.
No, t'would be all tied back.
So you'd have your sword. And you'd be fighting away. And you'd be stabbing. Like they used to stop. You couldn't really chop his head off with this. You'd do stabbing with it, like. Stabbing in the arms. Till the blood came out.
I don't think I'd be able to stab anyone with this on my head.
No, you wouldn't. You'd need the Viking one probably.
Yeah. I think I prefer the Viking style. Yes. Feels pretty safe though
Yes, it is.
Not easy to walk around if you're scared, you know.
Still, if I was going to the shop now late at night and I was wearing one of these, they'd be afraid to come after me.
True.
Or one of these as well. Now if you were caught. Do you see that big round building over there. Don't know if I can point it to you. That was the mint. That's where they made their money years ago. They were so poor that time they used to shave little bits of the coins to make their own money and they'd bring it to the forge here and I'd melt it down. Do you know? Well what would happen is, if you were caught doing that, right, your arm was cut off if you were a man.
Wow.
And your arm was cut off if you were a woman. But if you were a man, you were brought up here as well and they'd heat up these hot tongs here. And the family jewels of a man would be removed with these. They'd be snipped off.
God.
Yeah. I hate telling that story but I have to tell the truth as well like. There's no point in painting it as a romantic age. Not to get caught. I wonder would it work today?
Hi Simon, could you tell us your role here? I'm portraying a Norman Knight and I talk and interact with the visitors. Behind me is my campaign tent which is typical of where a Norman soldier of high rank and status would have pitched tent, maybe drawn maps, planned battle, planned strategies for the day.
So my name is Conor and a 1642 Siege soldier. I'm here defending the castle walls during the sieges of Limerick in the 1640s. I'm Ailish and I'm a siege woman during the 1642 siege. And during the siege the women were remembered for fighting alongside the men but not in the conventional way. We would have gotten big stones or rocks and boiling water and boiling oil and we would have made our way up to the castle walls and thrown it down at people. We were pretty feisty.
The English won in the end. Cromwell and his armies eventually conquered Ireland and the English authority and the crown was fully restored to a certain extent.
So, with a thousand years of history behind us, its good bye from King John's Castle.
King John's Castle, Limerick, Ireland
King John's Castle, Limerick, Ireland