S.I. No. 279/1970 - County Borough of Limerick (Wards) Regulations, 1970.

Name of Ward

Description of Ward

Abbey A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of the River Shannon and the Abbey River near Shannon Bridge; thence in a northerly direction along the River Shannon to its junction with the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to its junction with the imaginary north-easterly projection of the canal linking the River Shannon with the Abbey River; thence in a south-westerly direction along the said imaginary projection, the said canal and the Abbey River to its junction with the imaginary north-westerly projection of Clare Street; thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along the Abbey River to the starting point (passing west of Grove Island).

Abbey B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of the imaginary north-westerly projection of Clare-Street and the Abbey River; thence in a north-easterly direction along the Abbey River, the canal linking the River Shannon with the Abbey River and the imaginary north-easterly projection of the said canal to its junction with the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to its intersection by the Dublin road; thence commencing in a westerly direction and proceeding along the Dublin road, Clare Street and its imaginary north-westerly projection to the starting point.

Abbey C

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the Abbey River by Balls Bridge; thence in a north-easterly direction along the Abbey River to its junction with the imaginary north-westerly projection of Clare Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along the said imaginary projection and Clare Street to its junction with Pennywell; thence in a south-westerly direction along Pennywell to its junction with New Road; thence in a south-westerly direction along New Road to its junction with John Street; thence in a north-westerly direction along John Street, Broad Street and Balls Bridge to the starting point.

Abbey D

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Pennywell and Clare Street; thence in an easterly direction along Clare Street and the Dublin road to its junction with St. Patrick's Road; thence in a southerly direction along St. Patrick's Road to its junction with Claughaun Fort; thence in a south-westerly direction along Claughan Fort to its junction with South Claughaun Road; thence commencing in a north-westerly direction and proceeding along South Claughaun Road to its junction with Garryowen Road; thence commencing in a north-westerly direction and proceeding along Garryowen Road to its junction with New Road; thence in a north-easterly direction along New Road and Pennywell to the starting point.

Name of Ward

Description of Ward

Ballinacurra A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of New Street and the Cork road; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the Cork road to its intersection by the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a westerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to its intersection by the River Shannon; thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceeding along the River Shannon to its intersection by an imaginary north-westerly projection of Courtbrack Avenue; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along the said imaginary projection and Courtbrack Avenue to its junction with South Circular Road; thence in a southerly direction along South Circular road to its junction with New Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along New Street to the starting point.

Ballinacurra B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Greenfields Road and the Cork road; thence in a south-easterly direction along Greenfields Road to its junction with Ring Road; thence in an easterly direction along Ring Road and Greenmount Avenue to its junction with the eastern boundary of the Limerick and Tralee branch railway line; thence in a south-westerly direction along the said boundary to its intersection by the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a westerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to its intersection by the Cork road; thence in a north-easterly direction along the Cork road to the starting point.

Ballynanty

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Long Pavement and the County Borough boundary; thence in a south-westerly direction along Long Pavement and Killeely Road to its junction with the Meelick road; thence commencing in a westerly direction and proceeding along the Meelick road to its first junction with the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a north-westerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to the starting point.

Name of Ward

Description of Ward

Castle A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Thomond Row and High Road; thence in a south-westerly direction along Thomond Row to its junction with Belfield Gardens; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along Belfield Gardens to its junction with Ennis Road; thence in a westerly direction along Ennis Road to its junction with Shelbourne Road; thence in a northerly direction along Shelbourne Road to its junction with Sexton Street North; thence in a south-easterly direction along Section Street North and High Road to the starting point.

Castle B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the River Shannon by Thomond Bridge; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the River Shannon to its intersection by Sarsfield Bridge; thence commencing in a north-westerly direction and proceeding along Sarsfield Bridge and Ennis Road to its junction with Belfield Gardens; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along Belfield Gardens to its junction with Thomond Row; thence in a north-easterly direction along Thomond Row to its junction with High Road; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along High Road and Thomond Bridge to the starting point.

Castle C

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the River Shannon by Sarsfield Bridge; thence commencing in a south-westerly direction and proceeding along the River Shannon to its intersection by the imaginary south-easterly projection of the North Circular link road; thence in a north-westerly direction along the said imaginary projection, the North Circular link road and Rose Avenue (passing east of the open spaces at the southern and northern ends of the said link road) to the junction of Rose Avenue and Ennis Road; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along Ennis Road and Sarsfield Bridge to the starting point.

Castle D

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Ennis Road and Rose Avenue; thence in a south-easterly direction along Rose Avenue the North Circular link road and the imaginary south-easterly projection of the North Circular link road (passing east of the open spaces at the northern and southern ends of the said link road) to the intersection of the said imaginary projection by the River Shannon; thence commencing in a south-westerly direction and proceeding along the River Shannon to its intersection by the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to its intersection by Ennis Road; thence in a south-easterly direction along Ennis Road to the starting point.

Name of Ward

Description of Ward

Coolraine

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of the County Borough boundary and the Meelick road; thence in a south-easterly direction along the Meelick road to its junction with the most westerly roadway of Mayorstone housing estate; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the said roadway, the pedestrian way beside the quarry and Lansdowne Park to its junction with Ennis Road (passing in a clockwise direction around and including the open space at Lansdowne Park); thence commencing in a westerly direction and proceeding along Ennis Road to its junction with the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to the starting point.

Custom House

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of Balls Bridge by the Abbey River; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along Balls Bridge, Broad Street, Mungret Street and High Street to its junction with Upper Denmark Street; thence commencing in a north-westerly direction and proceeding along Upper Denmark Street, Denmark Street and Honan's Quay to its junction with Sarsfield Bridge; thence in a north-westerly direction along Sarsfield Bridge to its intersection by the River Shannon; thence in a north-easterly direction along the River Shannon to its junction with the Abbey River near the Custom House; thence in an easterly direction along the Abbey River to the starting point.

Dock A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the River Shannon by the imaginary north-westerly projection of Lower Mallow Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along the said imaginary projection and Lower Mallow Street to its junction with O'Connell Street; thence in a south-westerly direction along O'Connell Street, The Crescent and O'Connell Avenue to its junction with St. Gerard Street; thence in a north-westerly direction along St. Gerard Street and St. Alphonsus Street to its junction with Dock Road; thence in a north-easterly direction along Dock Road to its junction with O'Curry Street; thence in a north-westerly direction along the imaginary north-westerly projection of O'Curry Street to its intersection by the River Shannon; thence in a north-easterly direction along the River Shannon to the starting point.

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Description of Ward

Dock B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of O'Connell Street and Mallow Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along Mallow Street and Upper Mallow Street to its junction with Boherbuoy; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along Boherbuoy and Lord Edward Street to its junction with Wolfe Tone Street; thence in a westerly direction along Wolfe Tone Street to its junction with O'Connell Avenue; thence in a north-easterly direction along O'Connell Avenue, The Crescent and O'Connell Street to the starting point.

Dock C

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of St. Gerard Street and South Circular Road; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along St. Gerard Street and Wolfe Tone Street to its junction with Lord Edward Street; thence in a south-westerly direction along Lord Edward Street, Prospect Hill and Rossbrien Road to its junction with Greenfields Road; thence in a north-westerly direction along Greenfields Road and New Street to its junction with South Circular Road; thence in a north-easterly direction along South Circular Road to the starting point.

Dock D

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the River Shannon by the imaginary north-westerly projection of O'Curry Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along the said imaginary projection to its junction with Dock Road; thence in a south-westerly direction along Dock Road to its junction with St. Alphonsus Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along St. Alphonsus Street to its junction with South Circular Road; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along South Circular Road to its junction with Courtbrack Avenue; thence commencing in a north-westerly direction and proceeding along Courtbrack Avenue and its imaginary north-westerly projection to its intersection by the River Shannon; thence in a north-easterly direction along the River Shannon to the starting point.

Farranshone

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Shelbourne Road and the Meelick road; thence in a southerly direction along Shelbourne Road to its junction with Ennis Road; thence in a westerly direction along Ennis Road to its junction with Lansdowne Park; thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along Lansdowne Park, the pedestrian way beside the quarry and the most westerly roadway of the Mayor-stone housing estate to its junction with the Meelick road (passing in an anti-clockwise direction around and excluding the open space at Lansdowne Park); thence in an easterly direction along the Meelick road to the starting point.

Name of Ward

Description of Ward

Galvone A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the County Borough boundary by the southern boundary of the Waterford and Limerick branch railway line; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to its intersection by the Clonlong road; thence in a north-westerly direction along the Clonlong road to its junction with the service road to the Galvone Industrial Estate; thence in a westerly direction along the said service road to its junction with Roxboro Road; thence in a north-westerly direction along Roxboro Road to its intersection by the southern boundary of the link railway line between the Waterford and Limerick branch and the Limerick and Tralee branch railway lines; thence commencing in an easterly direction and proceeding along the said boundary and the southern boundary of the Waterford and Limerick branch railway line to the starting point.

Galvone B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the County Borough boundary by the Clonlong road; thence commencing in a south-westerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to its intersection by Roxboro Road; thence in a northerly direction along Roxboro Road to its junction with the service road to the Galvone Industrial Estate; thence in an easterly direction along the said road to its junction with the Clonlong road; thence in a south-easterly direction along the Clonlong road to the starting point.

Glentworth A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Wickham Street and Upper William Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along Upper William Street and Roxboro Road to its intersection by the northern boundary of the link railway line between the Waterford and Limerick branch and the Limerick and Tralee branch railway lines; thence in a south-westerly direction along the said boundary to its junction with the eastern boundary of the Limerick and Tralee branch railway line; thence in a northerly direction along the last-mentioned boundary to its intersection by Carey's Road; thence in a westerly direction along Carey's Road to its junction with Hyde Road; thence in a north-westerly direction along Hyde Road to its junction with Boherbuoy; thence in a north-easterly direction along Boherbuoy, Parnell Street and Wickham Street to the starting point.

Glentworth B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Roxboro Road and O'Donoghue Avenue; thence in a south-westerly direction along O'Donoghue Avenue to its junction with Sycamore Avenue; thence in a westerly direction along Sycamore Avenue to its junction with the eastern boundary of the Limerick and Tralee branch railway line; thence in a north-easterly direction along the said boundary to its junction with the northern boundary of the link railway line between the Waterford and Limerick branch and the Limerick and Tralee branch railway lines; thence in a north-easterly direction along the last-named boundary to its intersection by Roxboro Road; thence in a south-easterly direction along Roxboro Road to the starting point.

Name of Ward

Description of Ward

Glentworth C

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Carey's Road and Hyde Road; thence in an easterly direction along Carey's Road to its intersection by the eastern boundary of the Limerick and Tralee branch railway line; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the said boundary to its junction with Greenmount Avenue; thence in a westerly direction along Greenmount Avenue and Ring Road to its junction with Hyde Avenue; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along Hyde Avenue and Hyde Road to the starting point.

John's A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of the River Shannon and the Abbey River near Shannon Bridge; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along the Abbey River to its intersection by the imaginary north-easterly projection of the northern boundary of the 6.700 acres field on King John's Island on the 1937 edition of the Ordnance Survey ½,500 plan 5.XI of Limerick; thence in a south-westerly direction along the said imaginary projection and field boundary and the southern boundary of the 28.085 acres field on King John's Island on the 1937 edition of the Ordnance Survey ½,500 plan 5.XI of Limerick and the southern boundary of the disused Cemetery and the imaginary south-westerly projection of the last-mentioned boundary to its intersection by the River Shannon; thence commencing in a north-westerly direction and proceeding along the River Shannon to the starting point.

John's B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the Abbey River by the imaginary north-easterly projection of the northern boundary of the 6.700 acres field on King John's Island on the 1937 edition of the Ordnance Survey ½500 plan 5.XI of Limerick; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along the Abbey River to its intersection by O'Dwyer Bridge; thence in a south-westerly direction along O'Dwyer Bridge, Atlunkard Street, Bridge Street and Mathew Bridge to its intersection by the Abbey River; thence in a westerly direction along the Abbey River to its junction with the River Shannon near the Custom House; thence in a north-westerly direction along the River Shannon to its intersection by the imaginary south-westerly projection of the southern boundary of the disused Military Cemetery on King John's Island; thence in a north-easterly direction along the said imaginary projection, along the southern boundary of the disused Military Cemetery, the southern boundary of the 28.085 acres field on King John's Island on the 1937 edition of the Ordnance Survey ½500 plan 5.XI of Limerick, the northern boundary of the 6.700 acres field on King John's Island on the 1937 edition of the Ordnance Survey ½500 plan 5.XI of Limerick and the imaginary north-easterly projection of the last-mentioned boundary to the starting point.

Name of Ward

Description of Ward

John's C

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the Abbey River by O'Dwyer Bridge; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the Abbey River to its intersection by Mathew Bridge, (passing west of Grove Island); thence in a north-easterly direction along Mathew Bridge, Bridge Street, Athlunkard Street and O'Dwyer Bridge to the starting point.

Killeely A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Long Pavement and the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a northerly direction and proceeding along the County Borough boundary to its first junction with the River Shannon; thence commencing in a southerly direction and proceeding along the River Shannon to its intersection by the imaginary north-easterly projection of Quarry Road; thence in a south-westerly direction along the said imaginary projection and Quarry Road to its junction with Sexton Street North; thence in a north-westerly direction along Sexton Street North to its junction with Killeely Road; thence in a north-easterly direction along Killeely Road and Long Pavement to the starting point.

Killeely B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the River Shannon by the imaginary north-easterly projection of Quarry Road; thence in a south-easterly direction along the River Shannon to its intersection by Thomond Bridge; thence commencing in a westerly direction and proceeding along Thomond Bridge, High Road and Sexton Street North to its junction with Quarry Road; thence in a north-easterly direction along Quarry Road and its imaginary north-easterly projection to the starting point.

Market

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Mungret Street and John Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along John Street, Garryowen Road and Green Hill to its junction with Blackboy Road; thence in a north-westerly direction along Blackboy Road, Mulgrave Street and Upper William Street to its junction with High Street; thence in a north-easterly direction along High Street and Mungret Street to the starting point.

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Description of Ward

Prospect A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Boherbuoy and Hyde Road; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along Hyde Road to its junction with Byrne Avenue; thence in a westerly direction along Byrne Avenue to its junction with Prospect Hill; thence in a north-easterly direction along Prospect Hill, Lord Edward Street and Boherbuoy to the starting point.

Prospect B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Prospect Hill and Byrne Avenue; thence in an easterly direction along Byrne Avenue to its junction with Hyde Road; thence in a south-westerly direction along Hyde Road and Hyde Avenue to its junction with Ring Road; thence in a westerly direction along Ring Road to its junction with Greenfields Road; thence in a north-westerly direction along Greenfields Road to its junction with Rossbrien Road; thence in a north-easterly direction along Rossbrien Road and Prospect Hill to the starting point.

Rathbane

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of O'Donoghue Avenue and Roxboro Road; thence in a south-easterly direction along Roxboro Road to its intersection by the County Borough boundary; thence commencing in a south-westerly direction and proceeding along the the County Borough boundary to its intersection by the eastern boundary of the Limerick and Tralee branch railway line; thence in a north-easterly direction along the said boundary to its junction with Sycamore Avenue; thence in an easterly direction along Sycamore Avenue to its junction with O'Donoghue Avenue; thence in a north-easterly direction along O'Donoghue Avenue to the starting point.

St. Laurence

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of Ballysimon Road by the County Borough boundary; thence in a southerly direction along the County Borough boundary to its intersection by the southern boundary of the Waterford and Limerick branch railway line; thence in a north-westerly direction along the said boundary and the southern boundary of the link railway line between the Waterford and Limerick branch and the Limerick and Tralee branch railway lines to its intersection by Roxboro Road; thence in a north-westerly direction along Roxboro Road and Upper William Street to its junction with Mulgrave Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along Mulgrave Street, Blackboy Road and Ballysimon Road to the starting point.

Name of Ward

Description of Ward

Shannon A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the River Shannon by Sarsfield Bridge; thence in a south-easterly direction along Sarsfield Bridge to its junction with Honan's Quay; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along Honan's Quay to its junction with O'Connell Street; thence in a south-westerly direction along O'Connell Street to its junction with Lower Mallow Street; thence in a north-westerly direction along Lower Mallow Street and its imaginary north-westerly projection to its intersection by the River Shannon; thence in a north-easterly direction along the River Shannon to the starting point.

Shannon B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Denmark Street and O'Connell Street; thence in a south-easterly direction along Denmark Street and Upper Denmark Street to its junction with High Street; thence in a south-westerly direction along High Street, Wickham Street, Parnell Street and Boherbuoy to its Junction with Upper Mallow Street; thence in a north-westerly direction along Upper Wallow Street and Mallow Street to its junction with O'Connell Street; thence in a north-easterly direction along O'Connell Street to the starting point.

Singland A

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the junction of Ballysimon Road and St. Patrick's Road; thence in a north-westerly direction along Ballysimon Road to its junction with Green Hill; thence in a north-westerly direction along Green Hill to its junction with South Claughaun Road; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along South Claughaun Road to its junction with Claughaun Fort; thence in a north-easterly direction along Claughaun Fort to its junction with St. Patrick's Road; thence commencing in a south-easterly direction and proceeding along St. Patrick's Road to the starting point.

Singland B

That part of the County Borough situated within a line drawn as follows:—

Commencing at the intersection of the Dublin road by the County Borough boundary; thence in a southerly direction along the County Borough boundary to its intersection by Ballysimon Road; thence in a north-westerly direction along Ballysimon Road to its junction with St. Patrick's Road; thence commencing in a north-easterly direction and proceeding along St. Patrick's Road to its junction with the Dublin road; thence in an easterly direction along the Dublin road to the starting point.