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Home to the Coriondi in the second century A.D. according to Ptolemy, this area was part of Thomond and controlled in part by the O'Brien clan. The western part of the modern county belonged to the FitzGerald clan. Lesser clans or septs in the area included FitzGibbon, Wall, O'Mackessy, O'Kinneally, McEniry, O'Sheehan, O'Nee, O'Flannery, O'Clerihan, McSheehy, O'Mulholland, O'Kiely, O'Sexton, Arthur, O'Gunning, McKeogh, O'Heffernan, Browne, O'Grady, De Lacy, O'Kirby, O'Collins, O'Hurley, O'Casey, and O'Longan.

25 Most Common Names in Limerick: Ryan FitzGerald Hayes Walsh Connors Sullivan Murphy Burke Kelly Collins McNamara Carroll Connell McCarthy Sheehan Casey Lynch Hogan Kennedy Dwyer McMahon Noonan Barry Enright Hickey.

Limerick Publications

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INDEXES TO IRISH WILLS (5 Volumes), Phillimore and Thrift 1909/1920
Volume III (Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford) 2 fiche.

Limerick Free Member Access Pages

• Limerick, Kilfrush, King to Gubbins Deed

Limerick Premium Resources

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• Irish Wills, diocese of Cashel and Emly
• Irish Wills, diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora
• Irish Wills, diocese of Limerick

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• 0icp0726 LIMERICK, ABBEYFEALE, DESCRIPTION 1837
  
• 0icp0746 LIMERICK, ABBINGTON DESCRIPTION 1837
  
• 0icp0749 LIMERICK, ADARE, DESCRIPTION 1837
  
• 0icp0673 LIMERICK, CHIEF INHABITANTS OF ST. JOHNS PARISH, LIMERICK, 1813
  
• 0icp0751 LIMERICK, GALBALLY AND KILLMALLOCK TOMBSTONES (surnames de Clare, Verdun, Coppinger and Haly)
  
• 0icp0672 LIMERICK, St. MARYs, CHIEF INHABITANTS 1813
  
• 0not0191 Limerick, Wight of Wightfield (Burkes Commoners)
  
• 0icp0715 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Acton to Bourk)
  
• 0icp0716 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Bourke to Cole)
  
• 0icp0717 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Coleman to Cuthbert)
  
• 0icp0719 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Dalton to Evans)
  
• 0icp0729 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Falahy to Griffin)
  
• 0icp0730 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Griffith to Joynt)
  
• 0icp0740 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Kane to McNemara)
  
• 0icp0741 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Macraith to Owens)
  
• 0icp0743 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Parker to Rynald)
  
• 0icp0744 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Sanders to Swayne)
  
• 0icp0745 LIMERICK, WILLS INDEX 1615-1800 (surnames Tarney to Young)