William Street, Limerick

William Street

William Street in 2011
Native name	Sráid Liam (Irish)
Namesake	William Pery, 1st Baron Glentworth
Length	500 m (1,600 ft)
Width	18 metres (59 ft)
Location	Limerick, Ireland
Postal code	V94
Coordinates	52.662625°N 8.623554°W / 52.662625; -8.623554
northwest end	O'Connell Street, Sarsfield Street
southeast end	Mulgrave Street, Old Windmill Road, Roxboro Road
Other
Known for	shops, pubs, restaurants, financial institutions

William Street (Irish: Sráid Liam) is one of the main thoroughfares of central Limerick City, Ireland. The street starts at a junction with O'Connell Street (Limerick's main thoroughfare) and continues in a south-east direction, where it is called Upper William Street. The street is named after William Pery, 1st Baron Glentworth a relation of Edmund Sexton Pery who is credited with the development of the present day Limerick City Centre area known as Newtown Pery.^[1]

Architectural makeup

The street is architecturally Georgian in style like much of the Limerick City Centre area. There was a major fire on William Street in May 1860.^[2] Prior to the construction of the Limerick Southern Ring Road the street formed part of the N24 route between Limerick & Waterford. It is now part of the R527 road.

References

1. Joyce, Gerry (14 April 1995). Limerick City Street Names. Limerick Corporation. ISBN 9780905700076 – via Google Books.
2. Lenihan, Maurice (14 April 1866). "Limerick: Its History and Antiquities, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military from the Earliest Ages, with Copious Historical, Archaeological, Topographical, and Genealogical Notes ..." Hodges, Smith, and Company – via Google Books.