イ calculation of ten perfons to every house the number of inhabitants is forty three thoufand. The linen, woollen, and paper manufactures are carried on here, to fome extent, and the export of provifions is very confiderable, LIMERICK is the fee of a bifhop, to which Ardfert and Aghadoe, in the county of Kerry are united. It gives the title of viscount to the right hon. James Hamilton, who was created viscount Limerick, in the year 1719, and earl of Clanbraffil in the year 1756. It is governed by a mayor, fheriffs, recorder, aldermen, and burgeffes, who compofe the common coun cil of the city. The burgeffes ferve the office of mayor, before they are elected aldermen, but in Dublin, and other cities, they are elected aldermen, before they come to be chief magiftrates. There are fix juftices of peace appointed by charter, viz. the prefent mayor, the late mayor, the recorder, and three aldermen. There is alfo a military governor, and a town major on the establishment. * garrifon at prefent confifts of a regiment of infantry, from which two companies are detached to Clare Castle. The city lies in eight degrees, thirty minutes, weft longitude from London, and fifty-two degrees, thirty-five minutes, north latitude; diftant ninety two miles from Dublin; fifty from Cork; fifty from Galway, and feventy three from Waterford. The LIMERICK is ftill capable of much improvement, and Ireland now begins to enjoy a degree of profperity, which, the never before had experienced, we therefore look forward with pleasure, to the period when her trade will be freed *The governor is Lieut. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton; the town major, Burton Bindon, efq.. freed from all reftraint. When the police of Limerick will be completed, by an act of the legiflature to watch, light and pave the city; and when the building of a new Jail, † and a bridge from the King's ifland to Corbally, will form a circular walk round the English town, on the banks of the Shannon, which will be beautiful beyond description, and equal any other in the kingdom. JOHN HOWARD, efq; F. R. S. of Cardington in Bedfordshire, actuated by a moft benevolent mind, to mitigate human mifery, has vifited all the prifons in Europe, and has lately published a large quarto volume on the fubject. He has given plans of all the buildings, and pointed out which is the best and most healthy. He has alfo fhewn with what tendernefs and humanity the prifoners are treated in many of the European States, but above all the great pains taken to reform their morals, by fending them daily to divine fervice, and obferving every Sunday in a moft religious manner. PETER HOLMBS, of Johnftown, efq; has taken up this fubject in the Irish houfe of commons, and it is hoped they will take into confideration, a matter of the utmost confequence to the kingdom, the good treatment and reformation of prifoners. THE HISTORY OF LIMERICK. PART II. REMARKABLE EVENTS, Chiefly relating to the CITY of LIMERICK. ANNO DOMINI, 920. NORMAC Mac Cuillenan, King of Munfter, and a celebrated bifhop of Cathell, was killed in a battle with the King of Leinfter. When departing for the war, he left by will to the Monaftery of Innifcattery, his embroidered veftments and three ounces of gold; to the the Monaftery of Mungret, his filk veftments and three ounces of gold; to Ardfinnan, one ounce of gold and one of filver. * 1064. TURLOUGH fon of Teige, fon of Brien Boru, was proclaimed King of Munfter. † And in 1106, Murtough fucceeded his father Turlough; fixed his refidence in Limerick, and bestowed Cafhell to the Church. 1082. DONNSLEIBHE, King of Ulidia, attended by the nobles of his kingdom came to the court of Turlough, at Limerick, paid him homage, and received from him one thousand cows, forty ounces of gold, one hundred and twenty coloured cloaks, and other royal prefents, to denote his vaffalage and dependency. 1089. DERMOD O'Brien failed with a Conation fleet from Limerick to the South of Munfter, plundered the town of Cloyne, and carried away the relics of St. Fionn-bar, out of the church of Cill-na-Gleireach near Cork, but before he could re-imbark, three hundred of his party were killed by the O'Mahony's.§ 1130. CONNOR O'Brien apprehended Giolla Caomhdhain, for ftealing feveral valuable effects out of the church of Clonmacnoife, at the inftigation of the Danes of Limerick.. Connor fent him under a ftrong guard to Limerick, where he was publickly executed. || 1179. DONALD O'Brien granted the following charter to Brictius, bishop of Limerick. "Donald Keating's Hiftory of Ireland. + Vallancy's Collectanea, part 4. page 544. |