placenamesNorth Liberties
Na Líbeartaí Thuaidh
An architectural record places the house’s grounds within Limerick’s North Liberties and identifies its nineteenth-century builder.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Na Líbeartaí Thuaidh · Irish · main form · validated name
- North Liberties · English · main form
Place & story
A house and its lease
Shelbourne on Limerick’s North Circular Road was erected by Horatio Nelson Seymour, according to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The inventory dates the house to 1837 and separately cites a lease of its North Liberties site from the Marquis of Lansdowne: a term of 999 years beginning on 25 March 1840, at £25 a year. The lease date and annual rent are distinct from the house’s construction date and cost. [2]
A portico above the Shannon
The house has two main storeys over a basement and a compact square plan. An Ionic columned entrance portico forms its centrepiece, while round-headed ground-floor openings contrast with smaller windows above. The inventory notes an alignment taking advantage of views towards the Shannon. Its May 2005 survey recorded surviving timber sash frames and decorative interior work despite neglect. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — North Liberties. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Shelbourne, North Circular Road: NIAH21511015 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.