Book

Collection object


1992.0035
H. 30.8 W. 21.8
Book, Limerick printed. "Limerick/ a flourishing city", published by Thomas Street Press 1991. No. 164 of 300, published to mark the 300th anniversary of the Siege of Limerick. 44pp. Contains 20 full page b/w line drawings of Limerick by Frank O'Reilly, each with a quotation opposite selected by Paddy Lysaght. Printed on high quality paper, mostly printed in black but with maroon titles to pictures, initial letter of each quote and flourishes around page numbers. Page 1 is signed by the artist. Images; Treaty Stone on title page; The Crescent, [O'Connell Statue and Jesuit Church]; Cruise's Hotel; Perry [Pery] Square; "Toll House", Thomond Bridge; Barrington's Hospital; The Custom House; People's Park [Spring Rice Memorial at centre]; St. John's Square; The "Tait" Clock; King John's Castle; Mount St. Alphonsus; Sarsfield Bridge (formerly Wellesley Bridge), [1916 memorial]; The Granary; Shannon Rowing Club; Presbyterian Church, Henry Street; The Model School; St. John's Cathedral; The Treaty Stone [stone at left, castle at centre and right]; and, St. Mary's Cathedral. Hard light grey card cover, with brown cloth binding at spine; title in gold on cover under the arms of Limerick, title also down spine; lilac fly leaf and inside of covers. Yellow price sticker on back cover "O'Mahony's" in red "£29.95" in black.


Thomas Street Press (printer)