William Street is reputed to be named after one of the King Williams and if so would be one of the few royal names retained in Limerick as a city street. However the dates of the reigns of these Kings do not support this theory as William III died in 1702, and William IV did [...]

O’Connell Street was named after

Named after the founder of the Redemptorist Congregation, whose church and monastery is located nearby. St. Alphonsus Street was formerly called Clyde Road/Street, because an early leaseholder and occupier of a major portion of this street was the Clyde Shipping Company. [streetview width="100%" height="250px" lat="52.657648" lng="-8.636261" heading="0" pitch="0" zoom="1"][/streetview]

[streetview width="100%" height="250px" lat="52.665529" lng="-8.619838999999956" heading="0" pitch="0" zoom="1"][/streetview] Broad Street. This name goes back to at least the middle of the 18th Century and the street was probably so named because it was a wide thoroughfare through the old city.  

[streetview width="100%" height="250px" lat="52.659161" lng="-8.630909" heading="118.06212640880644" pitch="0.7448860786558397" zoom="1"][/streetview] Harstonge Street, named after the Harstonge family who resided in this street. A member of the family, Sir Henry Harstonge was M.P. for County Limerick from 1776 to 1789.