Limerick

'''Limerick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|m|ər|ɪ|k|audio=En-us-Limerick.oga}} {{respell|LIM|ər|ik}};<ref>{{cite Merriam-Webster|Limerick}}</ref> {{langx|ga|Luimneach}} {{IPA|ga|ˈl̪ˠɪmʲ(ə)nʲəx|}}) is a city in western Ireland, in [[County Limerick]]. It is in the [[Provinces of Ireland|province]] of [[Munster]] and is in the [[Mid-West Region, Ireland|Mid-West]] which comprises part of the [[Southern Region, Ireland|Southern Region]]. With a population of 102,287 at the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]],<ref name=cso2022/> Limerick is the [[List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland|third-most populous]] urban area in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], and the [[List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population|fourth-most populous]] city on the island of [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonames.org/IE/largest-cities-in-ireland.html|title=Biggest Cities Ireland|access-date=4 December 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731074956/http://www.geonames.org/IE/largest-cities-in-ireland.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.thejournal.ie/census-2011-reveals-irelands-fastest-growing-towns-and-counties-430278-Apr2012/ Census 2011 reveals Ireland's fastest-growing towns and counties] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018111739/https://www.thejournal.ie/census-2011-reveals-irelands-fastest-growing-towns-and-counties-430278-Apr2012/ |date=18 October 2020}}, [[TheJournal.ie]], 26 April 2012, accessed 4 December 2020</ref><ref>[http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/raise/publications/2015/general/9915.pdf Key Statistics for settlements, Census 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403212608/http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/raise/publications/2015/general/9915.pdf |date=3 April 2017}}, Northern Ireland Assembly, 5 October 2015, accessed 4 December 2020</ref> It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the [[Viking Age]].

'''Limerick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|m|ər|ɪ|k|audio=En-us-Limerick.oga}} {{respell|LIM|ər|ik}};<ref>{{cite Merriam-Webster|Limerick}}</ref> {{langx|ga|Luimneach}} {{IPA|ga|ˈl̪ˠɪmʲ(ə)nʲəx|}}) is a city in western Ireland, in [[County Limerick]]. It is in the [[Provinces of Ireland|province]] of [[Munster]] and is in the [[Mid-West Region, Ireland|Mid-West]] which comprises part of the [[Southern Region, Ireland|Southern Region]]. With a population of 102,287 at the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]],<ref name=cso2022/> Limerick is the [[List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland|third-most populous]] urban area in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], and the [[List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population|fourth-most populous]] city on the island of [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonames.org/IE/largest-cities-in-ireland.html|title=Biggest Cities Ireland|access-date=4 December 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731074956/http://www.geonames.org/IE/largest-cities-in-ireland.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.thejournal.ie/census-2011-reveals-irelands-fastest-growing-towns-and-counties-430278-Apr2012/ Census 2011 reveals Ireland's fastest-growing towns and counties] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018111739/https://www.thejournal.ie/census-2011-reveals-irelands-fastest-growing-towns-and-counties-430278-Apr2012/ |date=18 October 2020}}, [[TheJournal.ie]], 26 April 2012, accessed 4 December 2020</ref><ref>[http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/raise/publications/2015/general/9915.pdf Key Statistics for settlements, Census 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403212608/http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/raise/publications/2015/general/9915.pdf |date=3 April 2017}}, Northern Ireland Assembly, 5 October 2015, accessed 4 December 2020</ref> It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the [[Viking Age]].

The city straddles the [[River Shannon]], with the historic core of the city located on [[King's Island, Limerick|King's Island]], which is bounded by the Shannon and [[Abbey River, Limerick|Abbey]] Rivers. Limerick is at the head of the [[Shannon Estuary]], where the river widens before it flows into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. [[Limerick City and County Council]] is the [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local authority]] for the city.Whats the craic moderators I know ye will ban me for doin this but I hope ye have a nice day.

The city straddles the [[River Shannon]], with the historic core of the city located on [[King's Island, Limerick|King's Island]], which is bounded by the Shannon and [[Abbey River, Limerick|Abbey]] Rivers. Limerick is at the head of the [[Shannon Estuary]], where the river widens before it flows into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. [[Limerick City and County Council]] is the [[Local government in the Republic of Ireland|local authority]] for the city.

==Geography and metropolitan area==

==Geography and metropolitan area==