Postcard
Collection object
2010.0140
H. 11.9 W. 16.0
Postcard, colour. The City of Limerick, Peedge Art 2009; Ireland The Old Country Series. View of King John's Castle from the north with toll booth in front and tower of St Mary's behind and spire of St John's rising from the castle's north west tower. Reverse printed in black on white; central divider down which to left www.TheOldCountry.ie; to right barcode and box for stamp over four address lines. Across bottom; From the banks of the Shannon River on Browne's Quay, these magnificent monuments of Limerick converge together/ into one view. In this vista are the medieval monuments of King John's Castle (1200) famous for the sieges of the/ 17th century, St Mary's Cathedral (1168) home to the best preserved medieval misericords/ (mercy seats for the eldeerly priests) in Ireland and St John's Cathedral (1856-61)/ the tallest spire in all of Ireland. Not used.
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