What do we like most about Limerick compared to other cities/towns in Ireland?

Limerick_Lass

Ive been reading through alot of the threads recently and there seems to be alot of negativity about our city and county of Limerick, I know theres alot of trouble about but thankfully I see some improvements already but lets share our thoughts on the good points.....
What do we like about Limerick

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Wishbone Ash

From my regular visits, it appears to have a higher than average number of beautiful ladies!

Poxyshamrock

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

From my regular visits, it appears to have a higher than average number of beautiful ladies!

Didn't you say before that Mrs. Wishbone Ash was a Limerick woman though?

YFlyer

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

From my regular visits, it appears to have a higher than average number of beautiful ladies!

I remember lads saying that to me back in 1990.

highlydebased

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

From my regular visits, it appears to have a higher than average number of beautiful ladies!

It also has a higher than average number of ladies lathered in orange paint.

dermothickey

I'd happily say it's the nicest looking city....from the strand area when you look out over the river...beautiful no other city has it like that....though a walk through the main town sometimes can dissapoint, due to asll the business closures...plus we got the skyscrapers bit like singapore :D:D

TestTransmission

The fact that once Munster loses everyone stops talking about Rugby

seachto7

I think in Limerick, what you see is what you get, with most of the people and with the town in general.
There's none of this "flaky hippie facade" you find in Galway, though I think Galway is a fine place, and could easily live there...

Limerick_Lass

Neon-Circles wrote: »

It also has a higher than average number of ladies lathered in orange paint.

You havnt been to Dublin lately so :rolleyes:

talkingclock

It's close to Shannon Airport to get waway quick and its also close to Galway, Cork and the west coast if you want to be in a nice enviroment.

Deedsie

I think the Shannon looks amazing from some parts of the city. No other city has a river to match it. The corrib might be cleaner, but it is nowhere near as breath taking.

Women in Limerick are 100 times more chatty than there Cork counterparts. In my experience. And prettier too.

Probably the best college campus facilities in Ireland.

Well Centred between Cork, Galway & Dublin...

iguana

Our 50 sexiest men, obv.:)

Amazotheamazing

The fact that I'm virtually an extra in the Wire every time I walk the streets, not just any streets, the mean streets where even the horses look funny at you... that and the hysterical cryings from most of the shut-ins on this part of boards.

boarddotie

I was at a job interview in a horrid horrid part of the UK recently with an even horribler University. TG I didnt the job as I couldnt live there. Even though I will have to move out of Limerick soon (been here 8 years) it made my appreciate it and my little bubble I have here.

1. I know exactly where to go to get clothes mended, to buy DIY floor tape, to get a reasonable set of tyres and to get a nice cup of tea and a cake.
2. The fact that all road networks are all loops so you can never go astray
3. Shannon airport for easy holidays and visitors
4. The location in that we can get to Dublin, Cork or Galway and beyond so easily
5. The fact I can go to the gym, do my weekly grocery shop and have a KFC meal all in the one area.
6. Running along the river from UL to Corbally
7. The triangle of greatness that is Nancys, Flannerys, D'Icon
8. Always being able to get a taxi outside this triangle
9. UL is just so pretty and the students are relatively unaffected and down to earth
10. Rugby
11. Even though their are bad bits there are fancy bits too-fancy pubs, hotels and restaurants. Always options
12. There is no hype or facade about the place, we are what we are and if you dont enjoy Limerick we are not too worried because we like it!

Any new city has a lot to live up to :pac:

topper75

Rrrrolling the rrrrs.

Limerrrrick, rrrrugby, terrrrrrible, clatterrrr, batterrrr the rrriverrr Shannon.

Gers are called Gerrrr. And Michaels for some strange reason are called Myttle - so shouting out 'Tackle him Michael' at a match will only show up your non-Limerickness. It should of course be 'Tattle him Myttle'.

krudler

How people from Limerick manage to condense a whole sentence into one word

"mereiwanchtacanihaveafagcaniiiiii?"

Berty

krudler wrote: »

How people from Limerick manage to condense a whole sentence into one word

"mereiwanchtacanihaveafagcaniiiiii?"

I also love the good aul Limerick way of asking a question with one word:

"Well?"
A.K.A "Hello, How are you doing?"

Oddly enough the response to "Well" is actually to respond "Well".

Limerick_Lass

We have tackies!

dermothickey

there also called tackies in South Africa

Wishbone Ash

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Didn't you say before that Mrs. Wishbone Ash was a Limerick woman though?

Yup!

Limerick_Lass

And thats why he married her

dave 27

i love the way Limerick is a sporty city, you could probably fit the entire population of the city into the gaelic grounds, thomond park, the greyhound stadium..the racepark and the bowl in ul!

eamon234

It's the classy jewellery:


and the classy t-shirts:

boomerang

The easy access to the wild corners of Co. Limerick - the Ballyhoura mountains, the Slieve Felim range near Murroe, parts of the Galtees - all within the borders of our fair county, and best of all, you nearly always have these beautiful places all to yourself.

Limerick_Lass

I should have started a dislikes of Limerick thread instead! :rolleyes:

talkingclock

maybe there is a reason for people not posting what you want to hear?!?!

Raiser

Limerick_Lass wrote: »

I should have started a dislikes of Limerick thread instead! :rolleyes:

talkingclock wrote: »

maybe there is a reason for people not posting what you want to hear?!?!

Fairest thing to do would be to avoid thread spoiling and keep it on topic.

Limerick_Lass

talkingclock wrote: »

maybe there is a reason for people not posting what you want to hear?!?!

What I want to hear?!! Im trying to bring some positivity here!

iguana

Limerick_Lass wrote: »

What I want to hear?!! Im trying to bring some positivity here!

The main reason that you are getting few replies of the type you'd like is that cities in the western world are fairly homogeneous. There is very little in Limerick that is not in just about every other city in the country. And as a small city there is even less to mark it out as different.

amiable

Deedsie wrote: »

I think the Shannon looks amazing from some parts of the city. No other city has a river to match it. The corrib might be cleaner, but it is nowhere near as breath taking.

Women in Limerick are 100 times more chatty than there Cork counterparts. In my experience. And prettier too.

Probably the best college campus facilities in Ireland.

Well Centred between Cork, Galway & Dublin...

was just at the spanish arch yesterday in galway and the river was disgusting and filthy

you wha?

i love it!!the people mostly(excluding the scobes of course :P)but nah,the people r just sound majority of the time and how can you beat sitting outside the locke bar on a sunny day next to the river with a pint?!?! funtimes

Roadend

you wha? wrote: »

i love it!!the people mostly(excluding the scobes of course :P)but nah,the people r just sound majority of the time and how can you beat sitting outside the locke bar on a sunny day next to the river with a pint?!?! funtimes

Sitting outside a bar with a decent pint I'd imagine

iguana

Roadend wrote: »

Sitting outside a bar with a decent pint I'd imagine

A riverside bar.