Thomond College of Education, Limerick (''Coláiste Oideachais Thuamhurnhan, Luimneach'' in Irish) was established in 1973 in

Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...

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as the ''National College of Physical Education'' to train

physical education Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing Primary education, primary, Secondary education, secondary, and sometimes tertiary education. It is often referred to as Phys. Ed. or PE, and in the United Stat ...

teachers. The college was renamed to Thomond College of Education in 1975 when subjects other than physical education were added. These included

metalwork Metalworking is the process of shaping and reshaping metals in order to create useful objects, parts, assemblies, and large scale structures. As a term, it covers a wide and diverse range of processes, skills, and tools for producing objects on e ...

, rural science, and

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. The college was located on the same campus as National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick (now University of Limerick) in Plassey,

on a separate site purchased in 1971 for the college. During 1976 and 1977 the college was a recognised college of the

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. After this the college was

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by the National Council for Educational Awards for the remainder of its existence. The college was placed on a

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basis in 1980. In 1991 the college was dissolved and integrated into the

University of Limerick University of Limerick (UL) () is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972, as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in Septemb ...

, primarily into the ''Physical Education and Sports Science'' at the university.

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University of Limerick Former universities and colleges in the Republic of Ireland Former teacher training colleges in Ireland 1973 establishments in Ireland 1991 disestablishments in Ireland {{Ireland-university-stub