As Limerick City expanded into the Newtownpery area of the the city in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century new streets were created. These new builds incorporated street signs into the buildings often on the corners but occasionally, as with Baker’s Place, in the centre of purpose built blocks.

The following are a collection of the oldest street signs in Limerick City. Click on image to scroll through.

Courtesy Sharon Slater, Limerick’s Life.