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How did the town of Limerick get its name?

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by Skycloud on Sep 25, 2006 at 11:38 am Permalink

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Limerick (Irish: Luimneach: Lom na nEach - the bare place - i.e. open ground - of the horses) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of the Republic of Ireland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick
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