Rutland Street () is a street in central
Limerick,
Ireland that forms part of the main central thoroughfare of the city which incorporates Rutland Street,
Patrick Street and
O'Connell Street. Named after the 4th
Duke of Rutland,
Charles Manners, who was appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the Kingdo ...
in 1784 and visited Limerick in 1785. Rutland Street along with nearby Bank Place features some of Limerick's earliest (and oldest) examples of
Georgian Architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I, George II, Georg ...
. It was the first street developed as part of
Edmund Sexton Pery's plans for
Newtown Pery, and was the first part of the great
Georgian expansion of Limerick south from the medieval city. In 1901,
Irish nationalists suggested renaming the street to
Hugh O'Neill Street.
The
Hunt Museum is located on Rutland Street. It is located in the former Customs House, designed by architect
Davis Ducart. The building dates from 1769.
The headquarters of
Limerick Corporation were located in the old Town Hall on the street. Limerick Corporation moved to Merchant's Quay near the City Courthouse in 1990. This then became the
Mid West Business Institute
The Mid West Business Institute (MWBI), founded in 1988 and situated in Limerick, Ireland, was a third level business and technology college. It is now Griffith College Limerick.
History
Originally located in Bruce House, when the MWBI moved ...
before it moved to Upper William Street.
References
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Streets in Limerick (city)